Thursday, 24 November 2011

About the Book Cover Project


20th Century Italian Classics
Book cover illustrations and back cover blurb

This project (concept by Carlo Pirozzi) aims to bring together post-graduate Italian and English studies fellows at Edinburgh University (UoE), Master Illustration students from Edinburgh College of Art (ECA) and others, to create the back cover text and book cover illustrations for 15 important 20th century Italian classics.

For the enjoyment of participating in a collaborative and cultural project, to raise awareness of Italian literature both visually and through the written word and to present the results at an exhibition during the Edinburgh Book Festival, 22nd to 29th August 2011 at the Italian Institute of Culture, Edinburgh. 

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