“It was a duty to be there. There has been important work that has lasted all year and it is the first time that the Liguria Region is at the Show and is doing so as a guest region with a stand and a series of events that encompass all the beauty and better than Liguria”. Jessica Nicolini, cultural policies coordinator of the Liguria Region, took part this morning at the inauguration of the Turin Book Fair, also visiting the stand dedicated to the theme ‘Liguria, a sea of libri’, which represents the small square of a typical Ligurian village also through images and words interpreted by the artist Jean Blanchaerd on the large external panels, where the names of one hundred illustrious Ligurians also find space. “Here – explains Nicolini – there are over 500 titles, mostly new ones, proposed by 37 Ligurian publishers.
We present Ligurian publishing, culture and excellence for a total of 60 presentations in 36 panels, including the three major meetings dedicated to Songwriting, Poetry and Comedy”. This evening it’s Gino Paoli’s turn with his latest book, ‘What I will do when I grow up’ with a focus on Ligurian songwriting. Tomorrow the event dedicated to Liguria, land of poets, while on Saturday there will be a tribute to ‘Fantozzi. A tragedy’, for the National Theater of Genoa, with Gianni Fantoni and directed by Davide Livermore, to celebrate, together with his daughter Elisabetta, Paolo Villaggio. And this evening the official dinner of the Salone alla Venaria. “An important job for this Show – reiterates Nicolini – and therefore we felt it was our duty to be there”.
