| Literature Festival, from the 26th of May to the | | | | critics, and Margaret Mazzantini, one of the most |
| 25th of June 2009 | | | | appreciated and awarded contemporary Italian |
| | | | writers (Don’t Move and Venuto al Mondo |
| The first summer cultural event in Rome is | | | | are only two of her best-known novels). The |
| Letterature, an international literature | | | | festival will include also many other interesting |
| festival that has hosted some of the best Italian | | | | events: Lunar Park, scritture stralunate will |
| and international writers since 2002. | | | | host Edoardo Albinati and Vinicio Capossela, while |
| Letterature will take place in the eternal | | | | Swede John Ajvide Lindqvist and Italian fantasy |
| city from May the 26th to June the 25th (save | | | | novelist Licia Troisi will participate in the event |
| these dates: 26-29 May, 4, 5, 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 25 | | | | named L’ombra della luna, scritture |
| June), and will gather in a beautiful venue (Basilica | | | | dell’immaginario. Il verso della |
| di Massenzio at Foro Romano) 16 narrators, 8 | | | | luna is the name of the evening dedicated to |
| poets and 2 scientists, besides a number of | | | | poetry, while La luna nel pozzo will host |
| spectators, who book 3 stars hotel in Rome | | | | Roberto Piumini, a fairy tales writer, and Andrea |
| every year to immerse themselves in literature. | | | | Vitali. Space will be given also to legal thriller, with |
| The event formula is unvaried: authors, who have | | | | John Grisham, the author that has sold the most |
| been chosen because of their literary importance | | | | during the 90s, and to crime fiction, with Swede |
| or in virtue of the success achieved by their | | | | Bjorn Larsson and American Matthew Pearl. |
| works, will present brand new works inspired by a | | | | Petros Markaris, Antonio Muñoz Molina and |
| common theme which has been suggested by | | | | Ermanno Cavazioni too will take part in the event, |
| the organisers of the event. This year the theme | | | | while the physicist Carlo Rovelli and the geologist |
| will be Terra Luna, una infinita risonanza | | | | Mario Tozzi will close the festival dealing with the |
| (Earth Moon, an endless resonance), which | | | | theme Earth Moon from a scientific point |
| gives us the possibility to think about the | | | | of view. |
| dichotomy ourselves-elsewhere, and which is | | | | Letterature is a festival where authors |
| meant to celebrate a theme that has always | | | | read out passages of their own works, and |
| inspired scientists, writers and poets, from Galileo | | | | where words and other expression means mix |
| to Leopardi and Pirandello. | | | | together: different kinds of music played by djs |
| The festival is meant to look into the different | | | | and bands (like Giardini di Mirò, Luna Riverse, Port |
| aspects of the dichotomy earth-moon, giving | | | | Royal) will accompany the readings, and every |
| space to all literary genres, from fantasy novels | | | | meeting will be introduced by a trailer made up of |
| to poetry: literature lovers cannot miss the | | | | images and music. However, the focus will always |
| chance to enjoy a trip to Rome and meet some | | | | be on the main feature of the festival, i.e. on |
| of the most appreciated Italian and international | | | | words, in particular words in tales and poetry, to |
| authors. The festival will kick off with an | | | | highlight their importance not only as expression |
| extraordinary couple: America Andrew Sean | | | | means, but also as matter to be moulded into art. |
| Greer, whose novel The Story of a Marriage has | | | | Book now an apartment in Rome. |
| been very appreciated both by readers and by | | | | |