Today I was invited to go to the Used Book Fair organized by the Library of the Senate via the sponsorship of the Region in Hall 1 of FieraMilanoCity.
I did not expect to find so many exhibitors: Quattrocento provenienti da tutta Italia e anche qualcuno dall'estero. Appena sono entrata ho capito che avrei perso la testa con tutti quei vecchi libri!
Ho trovato davvero di tutto: libri di narrativa di primo, secondo, terzo livello; libri per l'infanzia degli anni '30-'40; libri antichi con magnifiche rilegature, libri di carte geografiche di grandi dimensioni; prime edizioni di titoli importantissimi come Il sogno di una cosa , L'odore dell'India , Alì dagli occhi azzurri di Pier Paolo Pasolini e Incontri d'amore di Corrado Alvaro. C'erano libri e riviste d'arte di ogni epoca, stampe a basso prezzo, dischi e fumetti, guide turistiche, cartine stradali, mini-books and postcards and even old photos.
A veritable bazaar of art and culture!
Walking through the stalls I felt so small, and great at the same time!
short, all those books and cultural objects have survived to the time and space. Some were specialized
stands out in its catalog.
cultural objects, in fact, just like all other objects,
are intended for use but also a non-use.
And even a re-use.
For these cyclical change, a cultural object
has a potentially infinite life.
Certainly, this is purely a speech teorico,
ma credo che una fiera di queste dimensioni e caratteristiche
sia un buon esempio di quella che si identifica come
la grande circolazione degli oggetti culturali.
Insomma, un libro economico negli anni '70 costava 600 lire,
oggi costa 2.50-3 euro.
Ha assunto un nuovo valore, un nuovo interesse?
Quel titolo è ancora ristampato? Quel libro è appartenuto a qualcuno?
A chi? E perchè se n'è disfato?
Oggi perchè compro questo libro invece che un altro?
La miriade dei titoli, dei generi e delle edizioni è disorientante.
Quali sono i criteri allora per riconoscere quali libri sono sopravvissuti al tempo?
Dunque, All these issues have been the subject of critical studies
interesting, such as
The modern literary
Vittorio Spinazzola.
But when you find yourself in front of mountains
of books stacked one above the other, without knowing what you're looking
and especially without knowing what you'll find
, you feel a bit 'as a seeker of gold nuggets.
But the key difference is that
every reader is a person with different tastes and sensibilities
and that each book, in fact, is a nugget of gold.
I've always loved books for many reasons: the words,
images, cover art, the smell
paper, the symbol of the publisher,
prefaces, afterwords the,
quotes, dedications, size.
For many other reasons for a certain period
of my life now past, I hated the books.
often caused in me an incredible awe.
I've banished from my room in part, for this.
They created in me a sense of oppression.
Today I realized how much they do
part of my life,
to what have always been with me and what I like.
Just a few days ago, I told how I
love of literature:
surrounded by shelves of LIBRACCIO
delighted to watch all books of poetry and fiction, criticism and essays
of young and old authors,
large and small publishers, large and small, small price.
I spent my Saturday afternoon to find books on
Montale Montale because I spoke to the heart.
Today I tried again that feeling, but even more intensely!
All those books, ready to go for who knows what other
warehouse shelf or fair
(today, in fact, closed the Used Book Fair
inauguratosi December 5)
reminded me of who I am and why I took this road.
Next year, do not forget to visit this exhibition because
if you like books and articles
cultural entertainment, there's sure
something to buy and take home.
In fact, the ones who will find you!
Manuela Raganati
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