29 July, 2015 – “Written in Italy” is an international traveling exhibition of Italian literature translated into other languages. Unique in its category, “Written in Italy” crossed the Atlantic Ocean as well as the Adriatic Sea, making stops as far away from home as Argentina and Australia, and as close as Rome and Bari. Its new ambition is Algeria, because it would the exhibit’s “first time” in Africa. Organized by the Cultural Association “Citizens of Macondo,” it is sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Cultural Heritage. The exhibition in Algiers will have an important role in the dissemination of the Italian language and in confirming the strengthening ties between Italy and Algeria. The show, curated by Davide Grittani, will be on display at the Italian Institute of Culture in Algiers and October 19-24. The inauguration is scheduled for Monday, October 19 at 6pm. “Written in Italy” will occupy the multipurpose room of the Italian Institute of Culture in Algiers (4 bis, rue Yahia Mazouni, El Biar – 16030, Algiers). Presented for the first time in Foggia in January 2009, the exhibition was born from the passion of a journalist, Davide Grittani, who throughout his life collected the works of the most celebrated Italian writers translated abroad. The exhibit has been on display in Foggia, Rome, Cordoba, Leuca, Skopje, Vilnius, Amsterdam, Seoul, Turin, Doha, Bologna and Montevideo. (Red)
