2023-05-18 14:25:08
The Turin Book Fair 2023 is underway. “The first day of the Salone I am always excited, a nice thing is to see the students arrive, there is the usual emotion, certainly that of the first year is incomparable”. Thus the editorial director on the sidelines of the inauguration of the book fair which opened today at the Lingotto which was attended by the President of the Senate, Ignazio La Russa, and the Minister of Culture, Gennaro Sangiuliano. “At the Salone – he added – one follows the rule of the good neighbor, one is sure of wanting to come someone and then you see another author that interests you. This is the magic of the Salone”.
At its latest edition, Lagioia – greeted by a standing ovation – said: “It’s my last edition as director but certainly not the last as a visitor. I’m happy because I’m leaving an institution much stronger than you found it I think that’s everyone’s ambition.”
“We are working on a book law that has two qualifying tools: on the one hand, a fair fee for bookshops and on the other, a non-refundable grant for young people under 35 who want to open a bookshop”, Sangiuliano said, explaining that the first instrument will serve “to bind the municipalities and public bodies to rent the premises at a reduced price to avoid the depopulation of bookshops in historic centres”.
As for the Salone, Sangiuliano explained that “it is an event that has grown, with an international dimension”, underlining that he is “a book lover, I own about 15,000. Books are nourishment for the soul”, concluded the minister.
“The Book Fair is an event that has grown more and more, has taken on an international dimension, I give a fundamental value to the instrument of the book because I believe that the book is nourishment for the soul of each of us, it is a moment of spiritual enrichment Those who know me know that books are my great passion, I own 15,000 of them, so at the moment an institutional interest is intertwined with a personal passion and therefore I don’t think there is a better blend”, he said again.
Then, when asked about the story of the top management of the Book Fair which has held sway in recent weeks, Sangiuliano observed: “We are not part of the governance of the Book Fair, it is a question that belongs to whoever owns the brand, to the Region and to the If one were to think of a new legal instrument tomorrow, we will take charge of it”.
“The serious problem to be addressed is how to reverse the trend towards non-reading among young people. There is a minority group who read a lot and an overwhelming majority who read almost nothing. I believe that the Book Fair, which is an Italian success with all its supply chain, can address this problem”, said La Russa, speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the Turin International Book Fair.
The number one of Palazzo Madama then said that when, a few years ago, he gave a book by Ken Follett to his youngest son “he didn’t ask me what it was about or why I suggested he read it but how many pages it had. One of the reactions of young people that I consider incomprehensible, but let’s compare ourselves on this, is that the reason for not reading is the time they think they should spend reading. They are used to messages that last a few seconds, for them the number of pages counts. I therefore ask Minister Sangiuliano, who is a force of nature, to study initiatives,” La Russa said again.
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