{"id":3171,"date":"2024-03-01T16:13:01","date_gmt":"2024-03-01T15:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/delegazioneosce.esteri.it\/news\/dalla_rappresentanza\/2024\/03\/la-mostra-sui-libri-dei-diplomatici-al-festival-della-letteratura-italiana-di-vienna\/"},"modified":"2024-03-14T11:43:40","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T10:43:40","slug":"la-mostra-sui-libri-dei-diplomatici-al-festival-della-letteratura-italiana-di-vienna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/delegazioneosce.esteri.it\/en\/news\/dalla_rappresentanza\/2024\/03\/la-mostra-sui-libri-dei-diplomatici-al-festival-della-letteratura-italiana-di-vienna\/","title":{"rendered":"Exhibition on diplomats\u2019 books at the Festival of Italian Literature in Vienna"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Festival of Italian Literature\u201cLa Fonte\u201d<\/a>, <\/strong>which took place in Vienna on 1-3 March 2024, included the panel exhibition \u201cLa penna del diplomatico<\/em>\u201d dedicated to books written by Italian diplomats. The Festival takes place every year and is organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Vienna,<\/a> the cultural associations \u201cLibrai in Corso\u201d and \u201cAssociazione Libellula\u201d.<\/p>\n

Designed and realised by Amb. Stefano Baldi, the exhibition consists of 18 thematic panels depicting 360 book covers and thus illustrating a lesser-known side of diplomats, i.e. the books they have published. The panels \u2013 in Italian and English \u2013 are sorted by themes and comprise: History, Biographies, Memoirs and recollections, International Affairs, Diplomacy, Fiction, Poetry and drama, Italians abroad, Miscellaneous, Other languages, Italian Embassies. Each panel also gives a brief description of the books featured. A special panel was created for the occasion, focussing on books published by Austrian diplomat writers.<\/p>\n

The panel exposition is based on the larger research project \u201c La penna del diplomatico<\/a>\u201d that the author launched over 20 years ago with the namesake book. So far, the research has led to the identification and cataloguing of over 1,400 books published by more than 340\u00a0diplomats from the post-war (WWII) period to the present day, thus highlighting the considerable book production of diplomats.<\/p>\n

A look at the books published reveals a vast and varied picture that not only shows the diplomats\u2019 ability to chronicle situations and characters, but also the broad and diverse interests that distinguish them.<\/p>\n

The project also includes a blog (https:\/\/diplosor.wordpress.com<\/a>), a website (http:\/\/baldi.diplomacy.edu\/diplo<\/a>), as well as a book by Stefano Baldi and Pasquale Baldocci \u201c Through the Diplomatic Looking Glass. Books Published by Italian Diplomats Since 1946<\/em><\/a>\u201d (2007) (there is also an Italian version: \u201cLa penna del diplomatico. <\/em>I libri scritti dai diplomatici italiani dal dopoguerra ad oggi<\/em>\u201d, published in 2006). More recently, Stefano Baldi ha salso published a book directory titled \u201cIl diplomatico su carta<\/em><\/a>\u201d <\/em>(2018).<\/p>\n

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Press articles<\/p>\n