It was not taken for granted that the cultural review of Cortina d’Ampezzo – Una Montagna di Libri (since 2009) – resumed the rhythm and participation “in the presence” of storytellers, essayists, intellectuals, journalists, in dialogue with the public, after the period black of the pandemic. Who had already canceled the winter edition, even if partially saved with the live streaming, very popular.
“Let’s go back to meet in person, to breathe some good air of the Dolomites, safely and with enthusiasm, through the most interesting voices in Italy, Europe and the world “, notes Francesco Chiamulera, festival manager (Vera Slepoj honorary president), before illustrating the rich program of summer 2021.
It is about fifty meetings with the author between literature, current events, science and art. The XXIV edition of the “Mountain” will be held from 15 July to 29 August. In the name of the great world literature. From the unmissable mid-August in the company of Eshkol Nevo, Israeli narrator, author of the masterpieces The symmetry of desires e Three floors (Neri Pozza), whose adaptation by Nanni Moretti is about to be released, to the meetings with the Frenchman Olivier Guez and with Patrick McGrath, author of the classic Madness, which in Cortina will present the brand new The devil’s lamp (The ship of Theseus). But Italian culture is well represented in its various facets with the voices of writers such as Nicola Lagioia, Emanuele Trevi, Andrea Molesini, Mauro Covacich, Walter Siti, Elisabetta Rasy, Andrea Bajani, Maddalena Fingerle, Paolo Malaguti, Giulia Caminito, Paolo Nori, Carmen Pellegrino, Teresa Ciabatti, Camilla Baresani, Cristina Battocletti …
And then the special meetings like the one with the new rector of the University of Padua, Daniela Mapelli, the first woman in 799 years to hold the prestigious position; or with the philosopher Emanuele Coccia who will tell the Philosophy of the house (Einaudi). But there is no shortage of absolute mountain afternoons like the one with Reinhold Messner. And, as usual, numerous protagonists of information, economics and science will be consulted during the Mountain of Books. Some names: Federico Fubini, Paolo Mieli, Bruno Vespa, Gennaro Sangiuliano, Giorgio Palù, Eliana Liotta, Giorgio Zanchini, Giuseppe Cruciani, Luca Mercalli, Chiara Lalli, Cecilia Sala. Lalli and Sala are the authors of Dust (Mondadori). Tema, the murder of Marta Russo (1997), a great case of Italian news. And then the show. Cinema and theater with Massimo Lopez, Francesco Zippel, Roberto Abbiati, Simone Marchesi, Sante Roperto, Jan Sedmak. Historical reflection with Giuseppe Mendicino, Simon Levis Sullam, Paolo Giacomel, Alessandra Necci.
Strengthened by the extraordinary results in 2020 of its digital channel, in media partnership with «Corriere Tv» of «Corriere della Sera», the festival has some noteworthy news in store. It will host the world premiere of the new book that Michele Masneri dedicates to Alberto Arbasino, protagonist of Italian literature and friend of Cortina: Alberto style (Quodlibet). It will welcome the finalists of the Campiello Prize (at the end of July) and the winner of the Strega Prize. It will host the announcement of the winners of the Cortina Prize. Then, the tribute to Dante with Roberto Abbiati. And to Dino Buzzati (fifty years after his death in 2022) to whom the mid-August reading marathon is dedicated. In the succession of 100 voices, the writer’s masterpiece will be read, The desert of the Tartars. The full program of the cultural festival will be published on July 9th online on unamontagnadilibri.it).
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