From May 23 to May 26 2024 Italy will be, for the first time, Guest of Honour of the prestigious Warsaw International Book Fair, the leading event of the publishing industry in Poland and one of the most important in Europe.
Italy will be at the center of this year edition, with a rich series of events: more than 20 meetings, including lectures, conversations and round table discussions, which will give the Polish public the opportunity to meet some of the most acclaimed Italian contemporary writers, along with some emerging voices. It will be an extraordinary chance to learn about the richness and diversity of our literary culture and to promote it.
Furthermore, thanks to the events featuring publishing houses, workers in the sector and agents, the Fair will be a great opportunity for the Italian publishing industry to present its offer to a market of 40 million people who have a deep and genuine interest, nearly a thirst, for Italian culture in all of its forms. Poland is the third country in the world for acquisition of translations rights of Italian works: a significant number which makes the publishing industry a leading sector in the trade exchange between Italy and Poland, not only in the cultural field, but also in the commercial one.
The chosen slogan to represent the Italian participation in the Fair is “Ci vuole un fiore” (It takes a flower), based on the title of a famous Gianni Rodari’s poem, put to music by Sergio Endrigo: a sentence which summarizes the deep and inseparable relation between human being, natural environment and the planet. It is about topics that are bound to become a priority in the years to come, and that will require a total commitment for a sustainable and equitable development.
