THE SAVED BOOK
\n<\/strong><\/span>Just One Before the Fire<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>Project centered on the play *Il fuoco era la cura*
\n<\/em><\/strong>carried out in collaboration with La Fiera dei Librai and the Bergamo City Library System<\/strong><\/p>\nA book written in 1953 and set at the beginning of the 21st century\u2014right at the point on the timeline where we are now. Ray Bradbury\u2019s *Fahrenheit 451*<\/em> is this and much more: it is a provocation\u2014a vision of a possible future that has already happened, of an unspecified time and place where someone resists to stem humanity\u2019s blind impulse toward destruction. At its heart is an object\u2014the book\u2014which preserves the paths taken by humanity, the words of their thoughts, and the reality of their dreams. <\/p>\nThe inclusion of *Fire Was the Cure*<\/em>\u2014which interprets Bradbury\u2019s words through Sotterraneo\u2019s distinctive style\u2014is at the heart of a project carried out in collaboration with the Booksellers\u2019 Fair and the Urban Library System. We return to the final pages of *Fahrenheit 451*<\/em>, where, as books are destroyed, the men and women who want to save them end up preserving them in their memories, becoming the books themselves. <\/p>\nBased on this image, viewers, readers, and citizens will be asked a specific question: Which book would you save from a fire first, given the times we live in?<\/p>\n
In the first phase, you can suggest the book you\u2019d like to save for yourself and for others\u2014the essential book that you believe is needed. The 33 books with the most votes will form a list, from which a collective vote will determine the title to be saved. At that point, we\u2019ll all sit down together to read this book, in a sort of collective ritual.<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>CALENDAR
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\nOctober 6 \u2013 November 13, 2026: First voting phase<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\nYou can vote using the designated form or by filling out the postcards available at the theater box office, libraries in Bergamo, and independent bookstores throughout the city. All you need to do is choose the book you\u2019d like to save and write its title on the designated form. <\/em><\/span><\/p>\nNovember 27, 2026: Selection of the 33 finalist books<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\nDuring a public event as part of the \u201cLibrai per un anno\u201d<\/em> series\u2014which will feature Alessandro Bergonzoni\u2014the list of the 33 books that received the most votes will be read aloud, and the second phase of voting will begin. The event will take place at Gres Art 671, starting at 6:30 p.m. <\/span>
\nReservations at www.fieradeilibrai.it<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nNovember 27, 2026 \u2013 February 16, 2027: Second round of voting<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\nYou can vote either through the online form or by using the postcards. All you need to do is choose a book to save from the list of 33 finalists and let us know which one you\u2019ve chosen. <\/span><\/p>\nFebruary 18, 2027: Announcement of the \u201cBook to Save\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\nAt the end of the second performance of the play *Il fuoco era la cura*<\/em>, the book selected as the contest winner\u2014the one \u201cworth saving\u201d\u2014will be announced.<\/span><\/p>\nApril 17, 2027: Book launch for \u201cSalvato\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\nTo mark the opening of the Booksellers’ Fair, there will be a presentation of the book \u201cSalvato\u201d featuring a special guest, followed by a group reading of the text.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
Project centered on the play *Il fuoco era la cura* A book written in 1953 and set at the beginning of the 21st century\u2014right at the point on the timeline where we are now. Ray Bradbury\u2019s *Fahrenheit 451*<\/em> is this and much more: it is a provocation\u2014a vision of a possible future that has already happened, of an unspecified time and place where someone resists to stem humanity\u2019s blind impulse toward destruction. At its heart is an object\u2014the book\u2014which preserves the paths taken by humanity, the words of their thoughts, and the reality of their dreams. <\/p>\n The inclusion of *Fire Was the Cure*<\/em>\u2014which interprets Bradbury\u2019s words through Sotterraneo\u2019s distinctive style\u2014is at the heart of a project carried out in collaboration with the Booksellers\u2019 Fair and the Urban Library System. We return to the final pages of *Fahrenheit 451*<\/em>, where, as books are destroyed, the men and women who want to save them end up preserving them in their memories, becoming the books themselves. <\/p>\n Based on this image, viewers, readers, and citizens will be asked a specific question: Which book would you save from a fire first, given the times we live in?<\/p>\n In the first phase, you can suggest the book you\u2019d like to save for yourself and for others\u2014the essential book that you believe is needed. The 33 books with the most votes will form a list, from which a collective vote will determine the title to be saved. At that point, we\u2019ll all sit down together to read this book, in a sort of collective ritual.<\/p>\n<\/div> You can vote using the designated form or by filling out the postcards available at the theater box office, libraries in Bergamo, and independent bookstores throughout the city. All you need to do is choose the book you\u2019d like to save and write its title on the designated form. <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n During a public event as part of the \u201cLibrai per un anno\u201d<\/em> series\u2014which will feature Alessandro Bergonzoni\u2014the list of the 33 books that received the most votes will be read aloud, and the second phase of voting will begin. The event will take place at Gres Art 671, starting at 6:30 p.m. <\/span> You can vote either through the online form or by using the postcards. All you need to do is choose a book to save from the list of 33 finalists and let us know which one you\u2019ve chosen. <\/span><\/p>\n At the end of the second performance of the play *Il fuoco era la cura*<\/em>, the book selected as the contest winner\u2014the one \u201cworth saving\u201d\u2014will be announced.<\/span><\/p>\n To mark the opening of the Booksellers’ Fair, there will be a presentation of the book \u201cSalvato\u201d featuring a special guest, followed by a group reading of the text.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n<\/em><\/strong>carried out in collaboration with La Fiera dei Librai and the Bergamo City Library System<\/strong><\/p>\nCALENDAR
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\nOctober 6 \u2013 November 13, 2026: First voting phase<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
November 27, 2026: Selection of the 33 finalist books<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
\nReservations at www.fieradeilibrai.it<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nNovember 27, 2026 \u2013 February 16, 2027: Second round of voting<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
February 18, 2027: Announcement of the \u201cBook to Save\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
April 17, 2027: Book launch for \u201cSalvato\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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