Re-Generations, the theme of the fifth edition of NaplesCittàLibro – Book and Publishing Fair, organized by the Liber@Arte association, which will occupy the spaces of the Congress Center of the Maritime Station of Naples from 14 to 16 June. Cultural growth and renewal – therefore regeneration – of the South in particular, expressed in the five thematic islands “Genres”, “Visions”, “Generations”, “Cognitions” and “New Memories”.
Among national publishing houses with their authors, (Adelphi, E/O, Einaudi, Fandango, Guanda, HaperCollins, La nave di Teseo, Marsilio, Mondadori, Solferino), an edition is expected that expands the international network of culture, confirming the twinning agreement with the Feria Internacional del Libro de Cali (Columbia)signed last year, and hosting the city of Durres (Albania) with its writers, supporting peace, solidarity and the meeting between peoples. 136 editorial acronyms, 80 stands, many associations of regional publishers and a network of institutions, with the patronage of Ministry of Culture, of the Chamber of Commerce of Naples, of Campania Legge – Fondazione Premio Napoli, of FAI Campania, of ACE Associazione Campana Editori and of ALI – Italian Booksellers Association Confcommerciounder the auspices of Center for Books and Reading and the support of the municipality of Napleswhich granted patronage last year, pledging to support this initiative.
«As we promised last year, we are here – he declares Sergio Locoratolo, coordinator of cultural policies of the Municipality of Naples –. The Municipality of Naples has offered patronage and support to this fifth edition of NapoliCittàLibro which is proposed as an opportunity for many publishing houses but also for the territory, involving the ten municipalities and has all the characteristics to become the Book Fair of the City. NapoliCittàLibro is a project that fits well with the work that the administration is doing to promote books and reading.”
The Mayor of Naples attended the presentation to the press, held this morning at the Gallerie d’Italia Gaetano Manfrediwho spoke of a great opportunity for the city.
«NapoliCittàLibro is a significant opportunity for the city – declares the Mayor Gaetano Manfredi –. First of all, because it focuses on books, reading and publishing, fundamental topics for the cultural development of Naples, which has a great tradition in this sector and needs to grow further and be able to also have an industry editorial that is up to the level of the city. This initiative will allow us to have an important window on the publishing world. It opens up the exploration of new worlds and new cultures, allows for comparison, gives space to many medium and small publishing houses alongside the large publishing houses, involves the young generations and, by involving the municipalities, gives space to polycentric Naples.”
In fact, the ten municipalities of the Municipality of Naples will be involved, with neighborhood schools, libraries, associations, cultural institutes and projects, in order to involve citizens in a widespread manner, with particular attention and privilege for the most disadvantaged areas of our city and where school dropout is greater.
«The awareness edition» second Alessandro Polidoro, President of the Liber@Arte Association. «I believe that this fifth edition can be defined as the edition of maturity – declares Alessandro Polidoro –. We have been working for many months, starting from Naples and making our city a hub for connections that are not national, involving associations of publishers arriving from Sicily, Puglia and the Marche, who will come to talk about their culture; but also international: in Cali (Columbia), which remains twinned with NapoliCittàLibro, this year Durazzo (Albania) is added, present at the Salone with the president of the Albanian publishers and four authors, and our desire is to add every year a city. The Maritime Station is a door that opens to the cultures of the Mediterranean and beyond.”
National and regional book clubs, which meet every month to give space to authors, publishing houses and projects dedicated to the world of books and reading, will participate in this edition with events curated by them. The national program which aims to promote reading in the family from birth Born to Read will have a dedicated space, where it will be able to display books, inform families about the benefits of reading and organize reading moments that will be included in the event calendar. Collaboration with the International School of Comics, which again this year will hold workshops dedicated to comics and new media in NapoliCittàLibro. Furthermore, during the Fair, ten years of “A legendary day – Books and readers on the streets of Vomero” will be celebrated, a project for the diffusion of books and reading and, more generally, of culture in a dynamic and participatory. A party with readings by teachers and students and with artistic performances by actors and musicians. The poster of the fifth edition was created by The Napolitaner, whose project, shown to the press at the end of the conference, entrusts the story of Naples to the illustrated covers of a magazine that does not exist, inspired by the famous covers of The New Yorker magazine.
«NapoliCittàLibro returns with a fifth edition to the Stazione Marittima with many more editorial acronyms than in other years. – he declares White Rosary –. We are happy to take a small step forward with respect to the organization of a book fair in Naples, claiming the fact of holding a fair that bears the name of our city and which is achieved thanks to a network that becomes larger every year.”
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