La Scoperta dell'Olanda. Books from the Netherlands - Italy
Italian readers have a growing interest in Dutch literature. Reason to offer a year long program that brings Dutch authors and books to Italy. With the aim to reach even more readers and strengthen the cultural ties between our countries.
La Scoperta dell'Olanda is a new initiative of the Netherlands Foundation for Literature and the Embassy and Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Italy to promote established and emerging voices of Dutch literature in Italy. For one year this programme puts Dutch literature extra in the spotlight at the major book events in Italy.
Fiction, non-fiction, poetry and graphic novels from the Netherlands will be celebrated in a tour of presentations, workshops, artistic residencies, panels and more throughout Italy.
Celebrating Dutch literature across Italy
From September 2024 to September 2025 La Scoperta dell'Olanda offers a busy calendar of unique events, developed in close collaboration with publishers, festivals, book fairs and translators.
The program begins at Pordenonelegge (Sept. 18-22) with guest authors Yorick Goldewijk, Rico Hop and journalist and historian Geert Mak, continuing with Edward van de Vendel at Tuttestorie festival in Cagliari (Oct. 3-5) and ending at Festivaletteratura Mantova in 2025.
Many other events will follow with a rich network of partners such as Museion (Bolzano), Dedica Festival (Pordenone) and StradeLab, which in October will organize a workshop on translation from Dutch into Italian in Rome, with the participation of writer Arnon Grunberg.
The highlight of the program will be the Turin International Book Fair (May 15-19, 2025), where the Netherlands will be guests of honor.
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