Italy and five women's voices at Brussels Book Fair

(AGI) Brussels, Feb 17 - Five writers, a translator and aneditorial services specialist are the women protagonists in anevent organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Brussels,on the occasion of the Belgian capital's 45th Book Fair. 'Jevous ecris d'Italie: cinq voix de femmes' will take place fromFeb.27 to March 1st. It has been organised in cooperation withthe Associazione Italiana Editori (AIE) and FondazioneMondadori. Many special guests will attend, among them the fivewriters - Helena Janeczek, Michela Marzano, Melania Mazzucco,Francesca Melandri and Elisabetta Rasy - plus the translatorMartine Van Geertruijden the editorial services specialistMariarosa Bricchi. The director of the Italian CulturalInstitute, Paolo Grossi, explained that "they were chosen fortheir powerful and original outlook on Italian contemporarylifestyle. The stories they tell in their books see the currentworld from many different points of view. Readers will gaindiverse and unusual perceptions of Italy, making these bookseven more fascinating and impressive." (AGI) . .