ITALIAN INITIATIVES FOR THE KOLKATA BOOK FAIR
Italy has been invited to participate as Partner Country to the 36th
Kolkata International Bookfair 2012, reciprocating India’s participation in 2010
in the Book Fair in Turin , the largest of its
kind in Italy which takes place every year in May.
The Italian participation in the Kolkata Book Fair will not
only promote Italian literature with the participation of some of the most
translated and best known Italian writers such as Dacia Maraini, Alessandro
Baricco, Beppe Severgnini, Valerio Massimo Manfredi but also authors with a
longstanding relation with India and its culture such as Angela Staude Terzani
and Sandra Petrignani. Indian authors who contribute to promote
Italy in
India such
as Ritu Dalmia or Dileep Padgaonkar will also participate.
On this ocassion, Embassy of Italy and Istituto
Italiano di Cultura are holding the following event
MEET THE
AUTHORS
KOLKATA
BOOK FAIR – COLLATERAL EVENTS in Delhi
Dacia
Maraini 31st January,
6:30
in conversation with
Ms. Urvashi Butalia
Valerio Massimo
Manfredi Ist February, 6:30
pm
in conversation with
Mahmood Farooqui
Beppe
Severgnini
2nd February, 6:30
pm
in conversation
with Jug Suraiya
Due to unforseen
circumstances, Mr. Shekhar Gupta is not able to make it. Mr. Jug
Suraiya has kindly consented to hold the conversation with Mr.
Beppe Severgnini. Please find the invite and a profile of Mr.
Suraiya.
All the above events will
take place at 6:30 pm at Multimedia Hall, Istituto Italiano di
Cultura
Regards,
Istituto Italiano di
Cultura
50-E, Chandragupta Marg,
Chanakyapuri, New Delhi - 110 021
50-E, Chandragupta Marg,
Chanakyapuri, New Delhi - 110 021
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