Tirana – The Italian Institute of Culture in Tirana is actively partcipating in the 17th edition of the TIrana Book Fair, dedicated this year to Girolamo De Rada, a central figure in the literary and cultural arbëreshe movement of the 19th century, to commemorate the bicentennial of his birth. The event is scheduled from today until Sunday. The IIC will pay tribute to the author through a number of initiatives that include a conference with Francesco Altimari (University of Calabria) and Matteo Mandala (University of Palermo), scheduled for tomorrow at 1pm in the Oval Room of the Palace of Congress. The lecture will focus on the cultural role of Naples in the construction of Albanian identity. The Institute’s stand at the fair will also sell recently published Italian books on Albania. (9Colonne)
