Italy Announces Program for 2024 Frankfurt Book Fair

Italy, the 2024 Frankfurt Book Fair's guest of honor, has announced its programming, which has been curated by the Italian Publishers' Association and will feature over 100 authors and speakers, including Anna Giurickovic Dato, Claudia Durastanti, Maddalena Fingerle, Claudio Magris, Dacia Maraini, Igiaba Scego, and Alice Urciuolo.

The program, titled "Roots in the Future," will include a variety of literary and professional events, including "Women Have the Power," a panel on women's roles in Italian publishing and literature; "Italy-Germany," a panel on the relationship between the two nations' literary landscapes and publishing industries; and "The Books that Feed Tomorrow's Citizens," on children's and young adult publishing in Italy. A special version of the annual Dall'italiano al mundo conference will also be held for Italian literary translators.

Furthermore, "Roots in the Future" will feature an array of exhibitions, including a photo gallery entitled "Written in the Face," designed by the Italian Literary Agency and curated by Alberto Saibene, featuring images of 60 Italian authors, including Oriana Fallaci and Dario Fo; and "Young Pencils Between Illustration and Comics," curated by the Accademia Drosselmeier and organized by the Bologna Children's Book Fair. The Italian Pavilion at the fair will also feature a plaza created by architect Stefano Boeri.

Much has changed in the Italian publishing business since its last appearance as the fair's guest of honor in 1988. "50 million books were bought in our country annually," remarked Innocenzo Cipolletta, head of the Italian Editors Association, in a statement that year. "Now it is 112 million, more than double, and Italian publishing has become [the] fourth largest in Europe and open to the world with thousands of translation right bought and sold abroad every year."

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