12th BOOK FAIR(Y) IN ISTRIA
Pula Festival of Books and Authors

Theme: Poetry Is the Matter of Heart

30th November – 9th December 2006
House of Croatian Defenders

The Book Fair(y) was marked by the presence of Italian writers Umberto Eco and Claudio Magris, who participated, along with twenty-some of their European translators, in the symposium Work in Progress/Lavori in Corso, which took place within the scope of the new festival Polis-Jadran-Europa.

The first four days, everything revolved around the galactic rose, semiotician, linguist, translator, communicologist, scientist, and one of the most translated contemporary authors- Umberto Eco. The multimedia manifestation Polis-Jadran-Europa introduced the audience to the new names of the contemporary Montenegrian literary scene and editions published within the scope of the book collection At Tomaso's (publishers: Book Fair(y) in Istria, Antibarbarus and Plima).

That year, most of the guests were poets, which is not as strange considering the central theme of the Fair. Poetry is the Matter of Heart says enough, as Luko Paljetak proved at the grand opening through a meticulous analysis of the dissection of a lyrical heart. More than fifty poets, from beginner bloggers to the masters of sonnets, took the stage and read poetry in the programs Poetry at Domenico's and Club of Living Poets.

A multi-instrumentalist, music lyricist, and performer, Antonije Pušić, better known as Rambo Amadeus, and Sarajevan singer-songwriter Kemal Monteno won the hearts of many.

On the penultimate day of the Fair at the Hotel Riviera, thirteen heavy Kiklop statues were given out, simultaneously announcing the (un)lucky number of the next Festival of Books and Authors.