MAntova, 29 Aug. (askanews) – Over three hundred guests and stories from all over the world, to tell the books and the present. From 3 to 7 September in Mantua the 29th edition of Festivaletteratura is heldthe longest -lived of Italian literary manifestations of this type. We made ourselves tell what will happen in this 2025.

Festivaletturatura 2025

“It is the result of a great reading, choice and also of the organization of themes – explained to askanews Salvatore Satta, of the organizational secretariat of festeraltterattura – as well as the invitation of the individual author, and also of reviews: This year it will be an edition that will have many specific focus, a focus dedicated for example to Carlo Goldoni in Mantua, Which celebrates the reopening of the Bibiena theater a little. Then there will be a focus dedicated to Agatha Christie, to its resonance in the literary culture of the twentieth century, not only as the author of yellows read across the planet and translated into dozens of languages, but above all her scope as a fundamental author of the twentieth century, alongside names such as Virginia Woolf and other tutals of the English literature of the last century “.

The question that somehow is a guide to the Mantuan Festival revolves around the weight of the universe e There will be room to reflect on the dramas of Gaza and Ukrainebut also many moments dedicated to children. “There will be several projects dedicated to the little ones – added the organizer – one who is particularly to the heart that this year is called the publishing house and will be a small laboratory open every day at the Casa del Mantegna. There will still be many windows open on the world both in creative terms and in reflective terms. A thing we care about and which unites many international appearances of this year is to reflect on the current wars”.

Many guests from Italy and the world, with also a great name of American literature “Elizabeth Strout – concluded Salvatore Satta – It is one of the perhaps the greatest living American writer, her family portraits, her stories of this America, the American Middle Class has truly managed to leave a mark in contemporary literature “.

Also next to her other international writers such as Jamaica Kincaid, Franz Westerman, Jan Brokken, Ocean Vuong and Paul Murray.

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