The XXXVII edition of the Turin International Book Fair It also hosts culture, new publications, history and future prospects of the Istrian, Rijeka and Dalmatian exile associations.National Association of Venezia Giulia and Dalmatia, in fact, together with the Multimedia Documentation Center of Julian, Istrian, Rijeka and Dalmatian Culture not only does it lead to the prestigious Lingotto headquarters La Bancarella. Eastern Adriatic Book Fair, but is also the leader of a group of associations that will contribute to making the Adriatic border known to the general public of the Turin event. There will be initiatives promoted by the Federation of Associations of Istrian, Fiume and Dalmatian Exiles, by other entities associated with FederEsuli (Association of Italian Dalmatians in the World – Free Municipality of Zadar in Exile, Association of Istrian Communities, Association of Italian Fiume in the World – Free Municipality of Fiume in Exile, Association of Italians of Pula and Istria – Free Municipality of Pula in Exile) and by other acronyms linked to the associationism of Adriatic Italianity, such as the National Dalmatian Association, the 10th February Committee, the Mailing List Histria and the Dalmatian Society of National History.

At the stand set up at Oval Pavilion (T110-U109) 17 events will take place, including book presentations, round tables and in-depth meetings, but there are also meetings organized together with the Ministry of Education and Merit, the Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, the Tuscany Region and the Piedmont Region. The rich program is completed by the three meetings of the Fuori Salone which will take place thanks to the collaboration of the Provincial Committee of Turin of the ANVGD at the Circolo Culturale Istriani Fiumani e Dalmati in via Parenzo 95/60, in the public housing district that finally gave accommodation to hundreds of Adriatic exiles on the outskirts of the Piedmontese capital.

In particular, on Saturday 17 May the FederEsuli project for the temporary exhibition on the Exodus at the Vittoriano will be presented and in the afternoon the round table will take place 1915-1945-1975 Three anniversaries of the twentieth century to look to the future without forgetting the past in the year of Nova Gorica-Gorizia European Capital of Culture coordinated by Antonio Carioti (Corriere della Sera) with contributions from Mario Anzil (Vice President and Councillor for Culture of FVG), Maurizio Marrone (Councillor of the Piedmont Region), Nicole Matteoni (parliamentarian member of the Culture Commission of the Chamber) Gianni Oliva (historian), Davide Rossi (Vice President of FederEsuli) and Rodolfo Ziberna (Mayor of Gorizia).

We also point out that AIPI-LCPE will present the new publication by Viviana Facchinetti  Because the Firefighters are always there. Trieste and its firefighters through centuries of history, news and life experiences, the AFIM-LCFE promotes in-depth studies on the figures of the Fiume writers Paolo Santarcangeli and Osvaldo Ramous, the ADIM-LCZE will give space to the new edition of Istria River Dalmatia Lands of love compendium of Adriatic history by Adriana Ivanov and the Istrian Communities will illustrate books dedicated to the CLN of Istria and the psychological implications of the Exodus. Space for books also in the events promoted directly by the ANVGD with the new edition of the Proceedings of the international conferences of Studies Dante Adriaticus (a project that was awarded the Medal of the Presidency of the Republic for its high cultural value) and with the publications Forgotten Italians: A Journey into the Dramas of the Eastern Border by Mauro Tonino, The steamship Toscana. The ship of the exodus from Pola by Alessandro Cuk, The Searched Homeland. Memories of Italians from Istria, Fiume and Dalmatia in Tuscany by Elio Varutti, After the Exodus: From Refugees to Citizens by Giovanni Spinelli, Fogolèr. Story of an Istrian Family by Grazia del Treppo and The Julian Dalmatian exodus in the province of Taranto by Vito Fumarola.

The fruitful collaboration with the MIM this time it will allow us to present a new App dedicated to the history of the Adriatic border, the Atlas of Refugee Collection Centers that the Parri Institute is creating together with CNR and the Society of Fiumani Studies, the Travels of Memory and the new methodologies for teaching the Adriatic Border.

«The interest and knowledge of Italians regarding the history of the eastern border continues to grow, thanks to the Day of Remembrance and the work that our associations carry out together with an ever-increasing number of institutions – comments Renzo Codarin, National President of ANVGD – and we intercept these flows by participating in major events where culture is created, where readers and people interested in learning about our history are found»

The complete program of La Bancarella. Eastern Adriatic Book Fair al Turin International Book Fair 2025:

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