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The Italian book in Santo Domingo

It is closed on 2 May, the VIII International Book Fair of Santo Domingo 2005, which saw Italy as the guest of honor. On 21 April, during the opening ceremony at the National Theatre, on live television, the presence of President Leonel Fernandez Reyna of the Dominican Republic and the Minister of Culture José Rafael Lantigua, Hon. Nicola Bono, head of the Italian official, addressed a message of greetings and applauded the contribution Italian description.
The Italian participation, organized by the Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities, Department of Archive and Library Heritage, Directorate General for Libraries and Cultural Institutes, in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Directorate General for Cultural Promotion and Cooperation, which is strongly supported Ambassador Giorgio Sfara, responded magnificently to the expectations of readers of the many Dominican and Italian residents of the island.
The record shows that the vast influx of Italy Hall, located at Piazza alberata Culture Juan Pablo Duarte, venue. The pavilion, designed by Igino Fantini, hosted a wide collection of Italian, a fascinating exhibition on Pinocchio and another dedicated to Leonardo da Vinci, as well as contributions from some regions and municipalities and other entities. Inside, it worked a multimedia room, based on the site www.internetculturale.it , and a space for readings and meetings with writers, always very organized and followed with intellectual Dominicans. In parallel, performed a program of films and audiovisual Italian cultural, and various performances by puppeteers and Emilia Zavalloni Fenizi.
The Italian official program, coordinated by Danilo Manera, has developed some key areas, such as Renaissance art, the study of the great classics of our literature, the Italian culinary tradition, writing for children, women and creativity culture of emigration, encouraged by the recent issues Fair of 2005, dedicated to the writer Aída Cartagena Portalatín and the Dominican diaspora. A special area was reserved and professional and technical aspects of the book world: to remember talks about translation, literary criticism, the teaching of Italian language, communication and promotion in the publishing field.

One of the strengths were the Dominican authorities to co-editions in Italian (thanks to the partnership with the Festival "The places of the words" Chivasso), the production of a bilingual anthology of Italian poets, the subject of public reading and discussion, and especially the large donation of books in the series of literature Italian English for "A Sea of \u200b\u200bDreams" (which includes, in particular, Pinocchio, and Berthold The science of cooking and the art of eating well Artusi, next to Verga, evening, Deledda, Fenoglio, Prezzolini, Landolfi and other authors). They also laid the foundations of a Centre for Italian Studies at the National Library next to us.
It is noted that in Santo Domingo of the Carabinieri for the protection of cultural heritage and of the "Città dei Sapori - Typical Towns of Italy".
The Dominican press emphasizes the joint and the high quality of the Italian proposals, stressing the interest of authors and experts such as Roberto Pazzi, Stefano Zecchi, Marcello Veneziani, Simonetta Agnello Hornby, Oggero Margherita, Francesco Enna, Paolo Di Stefano, Pierfranco Bruni, Giampietro Schibotto, Giulia Maldifassi, Claudio Piersanti, Meri Lao, Alfredo Coppa, Learco Andalò, Leda Vigliardi Pearson, Felice Vertullo and others, as well as reading and reciting singer actress Daniela Barra. The success of the Italian participation, as reflected by the comments much praise of the media, strengthening cultural relations between the two countries and will have a multiplier effect on overall image in the Caribbean.
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