Tradition and modernity. Culture as a meeting place

Proud of the past with an eye to the future: From 16 to 20 October 2024, Italy will be the Guest of Honour at the International Frankfurt Book Fair. The last time this was the case was in 1988. At that time, being the guest country represented the culmination of a golden era in Italian literature.

Looking back on its glorious past, but equally determined to always look forward, Italy is once again preparing to become a host country, with a motto that represents the secret of its success: “Roots in the future”.

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Events

Nuova Orchestra Scarlatti of Naples in concert

Nuova Orchestra Scarlatti of Naples Concert in Dortmund

Italy Guest of Honour brings Puccini, Verdi and Mascagni to the German stage.
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Video camera for conference

Destination Frankfurt: Press Conference in Frankfurt

The Italian cultural and literary programme as Guest of Honour 2024 will be presented in Frankfurt on 28 May.
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Bologna Children's Book Fair logo

Destination Frankfurt: 2024 Guest of Honour Italy at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair

Stopover in Bologna. 2024 Italy Guest of Honour and AIE present market data and Italian children’s publishing abroad.
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Leipzip Bookfair

Destination Frankfurt: Leipzig Book Fair

Stopover in Germany: Italian Institute of Culture in Berlin prepares to present Italian cultural heritage
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press conference in Berlin
©Embassy of Italy in Berlin

Destination Frankfurt: press conference in Berlin

“2024 is the year of Italy in Germany”: literary events take the stage ahead of the Italian appearance at the Frankfurt International Book Fair.
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London bookfair

Italy's Literary Journey: From London to Frankfurt

Exploring Italy's Cultural Tapestry at Europe's Premier Book Fairs.
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Testo

Destination Frankfurt: the “Testo” book fair stop

Italy Guest of Honour took part in the debate “Promozione della letteratura italiana e della lettura” (“Promotion of Italian Literature and Reading”), with a speech by Commissioner Mauro Mazza.
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La Nuvola - Nuovo Centro Congressi

Destination Frankfurt: Book promotion: What matters really? Newspapers, TV, web, events...

Panel on literary promotion strategies hosted at Italy’s fair dedicated to independent publishing “Più libri, più liberi”.
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Italy Slovenia border

Italy-Slovenia: Geographical neighbours, cultural neighbours

The two countries strengthen their friendship in the handover ceremony as Guest of Honour at the Frankfurt Book Fair.
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Press conference

Destination Frankfurt: Italian's journey to 2024

Press conference to present the motto and logo chosen for the Italian participation as Guest of Honour at the 76th edition.
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News

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Latest news

laptop with piles of books on the sides
Publishing trends

Frankfurt calls, and now Newitalianbooks.it also answers in German

Thanks to the new version of the platform for launching Italian books abroad, engaging in dialogue with the German-speaking world is now even easier.
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young woman reading a book
Publishing trends

New releases in translation (December 2023 to March 2024)

From rediscovered literary classics to graphic novels.
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Mattotti's illustration
Motto

Mattotti’s calla lily blooms in Bologna and projects Italy into Frankfurt 2024

A preview of Frankfurt in Bologna. The Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2024 enthusiastically projects us towards the Frankfurt Book Fair 2024, the Fair's 76th edition, which will see Italy as Guest of Honour.
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Kinder- und Jugendliteratur im Aufwind
Publishing trends

Continued growth of publishing for children and young people

The domestic market is expanding in terms of copies sold and their sales value. One in three translation rights sold worldwide relate to this sector.
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„Verwurzelt in der Zukunft“: Unser Motto visualisiert in einer poetischen Illustration
Motto

“Roots in the future”: our motto represented in a poetic illustration

Past and future meet in the work of Lorenzo Mattotti: a radiant tomorrow blossoms from a great cultural tradition.
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Hunderte italienischer Bücher liegen in den Regalen deutscher Buchläden
Publishing trends

From Dante to contemporary authors: our great literature speaks German and translates into success without borders

Hundreds of Italian books can be found on the shelves of German bookshops.
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Open book in a library
Publishing trends

Destination Frankfurt. Rereading tomorrow.

Reading with your eyes, reading with your ears, smelling the paper or travelling light – a whole cultural baggage in just a few grammes of an e-reader?
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Claudia Roth, Minister of State for Culture and Media of the Federal Republic of Germany, meets Italian Minister of Culture Gennaro Sangiuliano in Rome
Meeting

Claudia Roth, Minister of State for Culture and Media of the Federal Republic of Germany, meets Italian Minister of Culture Gennaro Sangiuliano in Rome

Italy's participation as Guest of Honour at the Frankfurt Book Fair was high on the agenda of the culture ministers' meeting.
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Juergen Boos, director of the Frankfurt Book Fair
Interview

Vorfreude - Looking forward to Italy as the Guest of Honour at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2024

Radio Berlin Brandenburg rbb24 spoke to the director of the Frankfurt Book Fair, Jürgen Boos, and Lucia de Luca from the Guest of Honour Committee.
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