Festivaletteratura is a literary fair, held in Mantua,
Italy, since 1997. It is the main cultural festival of the city: five days of
small-sized lectures by authors from all over the world. The lectures - about
two hundred events - are usually hosted in historical venues like palaces,
cloisters and squares. The event is run mostly by volunteers, numbering around
700 in total.
The low-profile style has
in time attracted many big names of literature, along with Nobel Prize winners.
One of the
most important guest of this edition will be Neil MacGregor, director of the British
Museum. He is going to give a speech on Sept 8th, at the Bibiena
Theatre (event n.139).
Discover
more: http://www.festivaletteratura.it/index.php.
The
attendance to the events roughly matches the population of the city, so it
would be better to book tickets and accommodation in advance.