Le Nuvole / The Clouds

From the standpoint of an Italian who lives abroad, I admit that it always feels nice to come across fresh ideas that promote contemporary culture from my native country… Way too often while traveling around my eyes get caught by images and places which are obsolete, if not false – it’s the unappealing EYE-talian experience!

 

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Inside the Italian bookstore in Barcelona

 

That is not the case of a new little gem in Barcelona, an all-Italian bookstore called Le Nuvole, which means The Clouds.  Its name comes from the title of iconic singer-songwriter Fabrizio de André`s 1990 album and it aims to be a place where thoughts, images and words meet and – just like the clouds do – give birth to new horizons.

 

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A display in Le Nuvole that reads A dreamer is a man who has his feet firmly planted on the clouds

 

Open just a few months ago in Carrer De Sant Lluis 11, this simple yet dynamic store promotes a number of events, such as exhibits, workshops, language courses and encounters with artist professionals from the world of literature, cinema and art in general.

 

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The entrance to Barcelona's new bookstore

 

Le Nuvole

… Vanno
vengono
ritornano
e magari si fermano tanti giorni
che non vedi più il sole e le stelle
e ti sembra di non conoscere più
il posto dove stai …

… they come
they go
they return
and maybe they stay so long
that you can no longer see the sun and the stars
and it seems that you no longer know
where you are …

~ Fabrizio De André

 

The cover of the 1990 album Le Nuvole

 

Le Nuvole Italian Bookstore | Contact them via their WEBSITE / FACEBOOK



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