bologna-2010bologna-logoSPECIAL CELEBRATORY CONTEST COMMEMORATING THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF GIANNI RODARI’S DEATH

Gianni Rodari was the most important Italian writer of children’s literature of the 20th century. Born in 1920, his fairy tales, nursery rhymes, novels and the important essay, The Grammar of fantasy, published in 1973, left a mark on world cultural history. Winner of the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1970, Rodari continues to be loved, translated and published in many countries. On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of his death, the Bologna Children’s Book Fair is celebrating with a large exhibit of illustrations, gathering together artists, publishers and young students to participate in the contest, The Grammar of Figures. In recent years, leading European illustrators have reinterpreted Rodari furthering the stylistic work already highlighted in classic works by Munari and Luzzati. To name just a few: Lorenzo Mattotti, Chiara Carrer, Francesco Altan, Fulvio Testa, Beatrice Alemagna, Xavier Zabala. In the large community of children’s literature, illustrators have a decisive role in keeping the fire of words alive, a fire that is lit each time that a new style or a new poetics is matched to a text. Rodari’s words— as the market shows—are special and mesh well with the picture book’s need for formal content—the prince of books for children. Illustrators will be able to draw heavily upon the wide range of Rodari’s stories—many translated into different languages—to revitalize a classic author who looks today more modern than modern. The Jury of the Illustrators Exhibition will also evaluate the participating illustrations in the contest: selected works will be exhibited in the show “Grammar of Figures” during the Bologna Children’s Book Fair and will also be included in a special catalogue dedicated to the exhibition.

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