Someone has already called them “the four days of Naples”. It is not the insurrection of the Neapolitans against the occupation of the Nazi-Fascist troops but the four days of rebellion of Naples to the economic almost military occupation of the culture of this country from the rich cities of the North. Naples finally has its own Book Fair. You do not have to go to Turin or Milan to know what is happening in the publishing world. Ten years after the closing of Galassia Gutengerg, a beautiful book fair, the only one that was held under the Tiber, Naples has rediscovered its vocation as cultural capital, including publishing, thanks to the initiative spirit of the Liber @ Arte Committee composed by the editors Diego Guida, Alessandro Polidoro, Rosario Bianco, with the artistic direction of Francesco Durante, an intelligent journalist and writer of great culture. The idea of the Salone di Napoli has an ambition: to federate all the southern literary festivals thus joining forces. With this strength, a new formula can then be run to propose new grand tours to international writers. Naples and the south deserve this attention. And the dedication of those who are trying is a success. If the first two days of Salone had to give an indication, well the direction is the right one. In 48 hours, almost 10,000 visitors to the show.
An exhibition that has dedicated the opening to Philip Roth, the great American writer just passed away, housed in the wonderful monumental complex of San Domenico Maggiore. One hundred and ten stands, 307 events scheduled until May 27th between conferences, performances, readings and ‘firmacopie’ of authors. And then, last but not least, there will also be workshops for children and guided tours to discover unusual literary paths, from the “belly of Naples” by Matilde Serao to Bastardi di Pizzofalcone by the Neapolitan writer, the most identitary and international of the moment, Maurizio De Giovanni.
