Lto the “imaginary life” that moves the creative life and sometimes anticipates and guesses the events of real life. This will be the theme of Turin International Book Fair 2024 which, with its 137 thousand square meters of surface area, an additional pavilion and over 2 thousand events, stands out as one of the most anticipated cultural events of the year.
The Turin Book Fair is underway, the dates
From Thursday 9th to Monday 13th Maythe Lingotto will welcome the community of readers of all ages who will be able to meet Italian and international authors and discover the works of the publishing houses present. Many national and international guests are expected in Turin: among the most anticipated are Salman Rushdie who will speak with Roberto Saviano on Friday 10 May and Felicia Kingsley who will arrive at the Bookstock Arena on Saturday.
«This Salon – explains Annalena Benini, Editorial Director of the literary event – it will be the homage to imaginary life in all its forms: to his creative, melancholic, confident and always new way of creating other worlds and making them meet, even hoping that some of them can become real.”
All spaces available
The spaces that have characterized the Book Fair for years are returning: pavilions 1, 2, 3 and Oval of Lingotto Fiere and the Lingotto Congress Center which will also be joined, for the second consecutive year, by the Pista 500 space, artistic project developed by the Pinacoteca Agnelli.
An important new this year will be the pavilion 4a temporary space built outside: one choice made to give greater visibility to Bookstock programming. The pavilion will be Therefore a space dedicated to training, to experimentation And to the exchange between generations.
Turin Book Fair at Lingotto Fiere. (Getty Images)
How to get there, ticket prices, Book Fair times
By metro the stop is Lingotto (ENTRY A and B): 6 minutes from Porta Nuova station and 9 minutes from Porta Susa station. Stop Italia 61 (ENTRY D), along the Promenade. By train: Lingotto FS station (ENTRY D), crossing the station underpass.
By bus: Line 18, 34 – stop 912 Lingotto (ENTRY A and B). Lines 18, 14, 63, 74, 63 and 63/ – stop 2603 Lingotto Station
(ENTRY D). Line 41 – stop 2633 Lingotto Station.
By car: Exit Corso Unità d’Italia (ENTRY C). Follow the “Lingotto Fiere” signs.
The opening hours are: Thursday, Sunday, Monday: from 10am to 8pm/Friday and Saturday: from 10am to 9pm.
Tickets cost 14 euros + presale fee, and allow single access on one of the 5 days of the event. Possibility of a 5-day subscription for 36 euros.
The host Region and the Right Centre
For the 2024 edition, the Book Fair will welcome La as its guest region Liguria is also a language, German, present with a stand in the Oval pavilion, where they will take care of dedicated programming during the days of the event.
From Wednesday 8th to Friday 10th May the Rights Centre with days dedicated to the buying and selling of editorial and audiovisual rights. They will meet further at the Lingotto Congress Center 500 professionals Worldwidewhile I am 340 the nominations arrived from publishers, literary agents and scouts for the coveted fellowship supported by the ICE agency, the agency for the promotion abroad and the internationalization of Italian companies.
The common thread of programming
Two big themes will cross this edition of the Turin Book Fair: «The world moving through will be told the life and deeds of women writers, philosophers, poets and scientists who continue to change history every day with the strength of their voice and talent, and through looks at the presentwhich concern reality but also imaginary life, in all its forms” the director continues Benini.
First big one common thread of the programming will be an urgent reflection on feminism, gender violence, the memory of great women of the present and the past, and again, the role and space of women in society. One of the most representative moments of this trend will be the panel created in collaboration with If not now, when, Imaginary life of women which will see protagonists four authors of different generations and experiences: Dacia Maraini, Viola Ardone, Melissa Panarello And Sabrina Efionayi.
Gender violence
The theme of gender violence will be addressed, among others, by Valeria Fonte (De Agostini) starting from his book Never victims. So Neige Sinnoauthor of the memoir Sad tiger (Neri Pozza), will explore with Daria Bignardi his personal story of violence suffered. The award-winning one will also arrive Rebecca Makkai than with his I have some questions to ask you (Bollati Boringhieri) will investigate the collective memory and the reckoning of a woman with her past together with Matteo B. Bianchi.
He will also bring his contribution Cathy La Torre with It’s not normal. If it’s violence it’s not love. It’s a crime (Feltrinelli), a “bignami” capable of providing the necessary tools to cultivate love and not confuse it with what is a crime. And ggreat is the wait also for Gino Cecchettinwhich he will present Dear Giulia, What I learned from my daughter (Rizzoli).
The Book Fair. (Getty Images)
Looks at the present
The second major theme, transversal to the entire program of the Show, will be look at society And on ours present. Current events in the world of young people and adults.
Starting from the world of youth, which has an alphabet that needs to be discovered and recognised, the Book Fair proves to be attentive to the fragilities that involve children, hosting a panel on disabilityone on the condition of minors detained of which is the object of Boys Inside, title of the latest report on the Association’s juvenile penal institutions Antigonewhich will be presented by the president Patrizio Gonnella with Susanna Mariettithe cardinal Matteo Maria Soups And Silvia Avallone.
Contemporary love, science and the end of life
It will take a journey into contemporary love Stefania Andreoliauthor of You, me, love. Living relationships in the era of narcissism (Rizzoli). Matteo Lancini brings the theatrical performance based on his book to the Salone for the first time Be yourself in my way (Raffaello Cortina Editore). We will also talk about new treatments, therapies and knowledge with Roberto Burioni, author of Match Points. How science is defeating cancer (The ship of Theseus).
AND Luciano Violanteauthor of But I always saved you (Bollati Boringhieri) will dialogue with Marta Cartabia on the end of life, a theme that concerns the centrality, inviolability of the person and democracy. On the digital platform all the information and the detailed program For the readers who are preparing to arrive at the Salone.
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