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'''Festivaletteratura''' is a literary fair, held in [[Mantua]], [[Italy]], since 1997. Its peculiar formula is to host five days of small-sized lectures by authors from all over the world. The event is run mostly by volunteers, numbering around 700 in total. The lectures are hosted in historical places and squares, and during the five days of the fair there are about two hundred events. The low-profile style has in time attracted many big names of literature, along with [[Nobel Prize]] winners. The attendance to the events roughly matches the population of the city, so it is necessary to book tickets well in advance. In 2007 the fair celebrated its tenth edition. |
'''Festivaletteratura''' is a literary fair, held in [[Mantua]], [[Italy]], since 1997. Its peculiar formula is to host five days of small-sized lectures by authors from all over the world. The event is run mostly by volunteers, numbering around 700 in total. The lectures are hosted in historical places and squares, and during the five days of the fair there are about two hundred events. The low-profile style has in time attracted many big names of literature, along with [[Nobel Prize]] winners. The attendance to the events roughly matches the population of the city, so it is necessary to book tickets well in advance. In 2007 the fair celebrated its tenth edition. |
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Revision as of 01:24, 1 September 2008
Festivaletteratura is a literary fair, held in Mantua, Italy, since 1997. Its peculiar formula is to host five days of small-sized lectures by authors from all over the world. The event is run mostly by volunteers, numbering around 700 in total. The lectures are hosted in historical places and squares, and during the five days of the fair there are about two hundred events. The low-profile style has in time attracted many big names of literature, along with Nobel Prize winners. The attendance to the events roughly matches the population of the city, so it is necessary to book tickets well in advance. In 2007 the fair celebrated its tenth edition.