14-18 September
Pordenonelegge 2022 edition
RIGENERAZIONE – A sheaf of wheat, symbol of regeneration, represents this year’s edition.
Held in September in the quaint northeast city of Pordenone, sixty kilometres and an hour’s drive from Venice, pordenonelegge.it is one of Italy’s oldest, longest running and most prestigious literature festivals. Founded in 2000, the fest has ever since consolidated its reputation as a go-to cultural event within and beyond the country, welcoming over 100,000 book lovers and visitors each year.
Stashed with hundreds of events, readings, workshops and panels, pordenonelegge.it is a literary feast open to people from all walks of life, ages, interests and backgrounds. All throughout the festival’s five days, a city home to some sixty thousand people – a little gem that traces its origins back to Ancient Rome, and boasts a gorgeous medieval city centre attracting tourists all year round – turns into a small-scale utopia, welcoming authors and readers from all over the world.
An ever-growing stage wherein writers, philosophers, journalists, poets and artists come to share the love for their crafts, and engage with readers in debates around some of the world’s most pressing issues. For pordenonelegge.it is as much about the authors it invites as the crowds that gather around them, and that’s what makes the festival so invaluable: its ability to narrow the distance between writers and readers, and open up spaces for dialogue and cultural exchange.
More information HERE
Full programme of events HERE
Click HERE to find a list of events that will be recorded and made available soon after the Festival on the dedicated channel Pordenonelegge TV.
The preview of the festival will be available online, in live streaming, on Thursday 8 September at 5.30pm UK Time from the Italian Cultural Institute in Prague: a conversation on “Prague myth, Prague reality” with speakers including the Director of ICI Prague, the Director of Pordenonelegge, Italian writer Emanuele Trevi, author of “Prague 1990, the path of hope” and the Executive Director of the Library Václav Havel Michael Žantovský, former spokesman of the President of the Czech Republic Václav Havel, a renowned author and playwright.