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Written by Julia Vrapi 13 Maj 2023

Albania will be part of the International Book Fair in Turin, which this year comes with the title "Through the Looking Glass". The 35th edition will be held May 18-22, where Albania is the guest country this year. "Through the mirror" is a journey between the fantastic and the real; from childhood to the adult world; from the past to the future. Such will be the Albanian salon, inspired by one of the works of the writer Ismail Kadare, "Chronicle in stone", designed by architect Matilda Pando and artist Ergys Krisiko. The Minister of Culture Elva Margariti says that work has been done to have a dignified pavilion in Turin. "For the first time, Albania is a "friend country" ("paese ospite") at the International Book Salon in Turin. We answered the invitation with pleasure and joined the Association of Albanian Publishers, The National Book and Reading Center, the Faculty of History-Philology, UT, the Albanian Association in Turin, Regione Puglia, the Albanian Embassy in Rome, to bring a dignified pavilion", says Margariti. In the hall "Albania" in Turin there will be about 40 activities. The Minister of Culture informs that there will be table presentations with the most popular names in Albanian literature such as Lea Ypi, Ornela Vorpsi, Bashkim Shehu, Lucia Nadin, Matteo Mandala, Enkel Demi, Ardian Ndreca, Fatos Kongoli, Ylljet Aliçka, Stefan Çapalik, Durim Taçi, Rita Petro, Anilda Ibrahimi, Liridon Mulaj, and many others. "We are waiting for you in Turin, where the entire Albanian pavilion will speak in a Qadarean language, like "Chronicle in stone"!", Minister Margariti continues. Regione Puglia, the Albanian Embassy in Rome, to bring a dignified pavilion", says Margariti. In the hall "Albania" in Turin there will be about 40 activities. The Minister of Culture informs that there will be table presentations with the most popular names in Albanian literature such as Lea Ypi, Ornela Vorpsi, Bashkim Shehu, Lucia Nadin, Matteo Mandala, Enkel Demi, Ardian Ndreca, Fatos Kongoli, Ylljet Aliçka, Stefan Çapalik, Durim Taçi, Rita Petro, Anilda Ibrahimi, Liridon Mulaj, and many others. "We are waiting for you in Turin, where the entire Albanian pavilion will speak in a Qadarean language, like "Chronicle in stone"!", Minister Margariti continues. Regione Puglia, the Albanian Embassy in Rome, to bring a dignified pavilion", says Margariti. In the hall "Albania" in Turin there will be about 40 activities. The Minister of Culture informs that there will be table presentations with the most popular names in Albanian literature such as Lea Ypi, Ornela Vorpsi, Bashkim Shehu, Lucia Nadin, Matteo Mandala, Enkel Demi, Ardian Ndreca, Fatos Kongoli, Ylljet Aliçka, Stefan Çapalik, Durim Taçi, Rita Petro, Anilda Ibrahimi, Liridon Mulaj, and many others. "We are waiting for you in Turin, where the entire Albanian pavilion will speak in a Qadarean language, like "Chronicle in stone"!", Minister Margariti continues. The Minister of Culture informs that there will be table presentations with the most popular names in Albanian literature such as Lea Ypi, Ornela Vorpsi, Bashkim Shehu, Lucia Nadin, Matteo Mandala, Enkel Demi, Ardian Ndreca, Fatos Kongoli, Ylljet Aliçka, Stefan Çapalik, Durim Taçi, Rita Petro, Anilda Ibrahimi, Liridon Mulaj, and many others. "We are waiting for you in Turin, where the entire Albanian pavilion will speak in a Qadarean language, like "Chronicle in stone"!", Minister Margariti continues. The Minister of Culture informs that there will be table presentations with the most popular names in Albanian literature such as Lea Ypi, Ornela Vorpsi, Bashkim Shehu, Lucia Nadin, Matteo Mandala, Enkel Demi, Ardian Ndreca, Fatos Kongoli, Ylljet Aliçka, Stefan Çapalik, Durim Taçi, Rita Petro, Anilda Ibrahimi, Liridon Mulaj, and many others. "We are waiting for you in Turin, where the entire Albanian pavilion will speak in a Qadarean language, like "Chronicle in stone"!", Minister Margariti continues.
Albanian salon
A salon conceived as a work, which invites visitors to enter it and discover Albania in literature, which has always offered a European literature, with its stopping stations and obstacles, but with a clear western orientation, that comes from the times of Buzuk and Bogdan, to the authors of the National Renaissance, those of the c. XX to the younger generations of writers. The Ministry of Culture informs that throughout the 5 days of the Turin Salon there will be promotions of books translated into Italian, panel discussions on contemporary literature with a rich presence of Albanian and Italian authors and researchers. On May 18 in Turin, on the opening day of the International Book Fair, Ermal Meta is the author. The opening meeting of the Albania "paese ospite" program with Sara Chiappori in the presence of Minister Elva Margariti, in collaboration with "La nave di Teseo". A year after the presentation of his successful novel "Domani e per semper", Ermal Meta returns to the fair with a nomination for the "Strega" award to inaugurate, both Italian and Albanian, the program dedicated to Albania as a "guest" country. The International Book Fair held its 34th edition, which took place in Turin, Italy. The salon is the most important literary event of the neighboring country.
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