Lamantica Cultura

Lamantica Cultura is an Italian cultural association and micro-publishing house based in Brescia. It was founded in the summer of 2015, and its name is a deliberate pun that echoes "lame antiche" (ancient blades), "mantica" (divination), "amanti" (lovers), and "lamantini" (manatees). The association's first tangible expression was its micro-publishing activity under the imprint Lamantica Edizioni, which was inaugurated in September 2015 with the publication of "In ricordo di Pier Paolo Pasolini" by Giovanni Peli, with an introduction by Flavio Santi. Lamantica Edizioni is characterized by its micro format, micro print runs, trans-genre approach, and the use of blue paper (carta azzurra). Its output began with poetry, which remains the red thread of its editorial identity, but has since expanded into theatre, narrative, and short essays, without rigid series or editorial demarcation lines. Its main strands include contemporary Italian authors, translations of 20th-century classics, and re-editions of out-of-catalogue works. Books are produced in limited, numbered print runs and are available through direct contact with the publishing house, as well as in a network of independent bookshops across Italy and in Vienna, Austria. The association operates as a private, non-listed entity. Its catalogue includes works by authors such as Giovanni Peli, Blaise Cendrars, Sławomir Mrożek, Massimo Morasso, Alessia Cusenza, Luise Gottsched, Foteini Kapellaki, John Lane, Andrea Appetito, Stathis Intzes, Nivangio Siovara, Amarji, Luca Lanfredi, Anele, Evgenij A. Evtušenko, Gian Ruggero Manzoni, Michel de Ghelderode, Piero Ciampi, Antonio Giacometti, Yorgis Yatromanolakis, Jonny Costantino, Gabriel del Sarto, and Alessandra Greco. The press maintains a deliberately small-scale, artisanal approach, with a focus on literary quality and bibliophilic craft rather than mass distribution.

Lamantica Cultura was founded in Brescia in the summer of 2015 as a cultural association. Its name is a playful calembour that evokes "lame antiche" (ancient blades), "mantica" (divination), "amanti" (lovers), and "lamantini" (manatees). The association's first tangible activity was micro-publishing under the imprint Lamantica Edizioni, inaugurated in September 2015 with "In ricordo di Pier Paolo Pasolini" by Giovanni Peli, introduced by Flavio Santi, a text based on a reading conceived by the author for the fortieth anniversary of Pasolini's death. From its poetic beginnings, which remain the red thread of its editorial identity, Lamantica expanded into theatre, narrative, and short essays, deliberately avoiding rigid series or editorial demarcation lines. Its main strands include contemporary Italian authors, translations of 20th-century classics, and re-editions of out-of-catalogue works. The books are produced in micro format, micro print runs, and on blue paper (carta azzurra), with a trans-genre approach. They are issued in limited, numbered editions and distributed primarily through direct contact with the publishing house and a curated network of independent bookshops in Italy and abroad. The catalogue features authors such as Giovanni Peli, Blaise Cendrars, Sławomir Mrożek, Massimo Morasso, Alessia Cusenza, Luise Gottsched, Foteini Kapellaki, John Lane, Andrea Appetito, Stathis Intzes, Nivangio Siovara, Amarji, Luca Lanfredi, Anele, Evgenij A. Evtušenko, Gian Ruggero Manzoni, Michel de Ghelderode, Piero Ciampi, Antonio Giacometti, Yorgis Yatromanolakis, Jonny Costantino, Gabriel del Sarto, and Alessandra Greco. The press maintains a deliberately small-scale, artisanal approach, prioritizing literary quality and bibliophilic craft over mass distribution. As of the available evidence, Lamantica Cultura remains an active private association based in Brescia.

• 2015

  Lamantica Cultura founded in Brescia in the summer.

• 2015

  Lamantica Edizioni imprint inaugurated in September with "In ricordo di Pier Paolo Pasolini" by Giovanni Peli.

Artisanal micro-publishing house focused on literary quality, bibliophilic craft, and trans-genre experimentation.

• 2015

  In ricordo di Pier Paolo Pasolini

• Altra forma viva

• Bourlinguer

• Quando finirà tutto questo? Trilogia grottesca

• Psicomachia

• Ljuba

• Il testamento

• Il corpo minimo

• Blues dell’Antropocene

• I Figli della Notte

• Mina e altri racconti

• Ci vuole un’altra vita

• Petali e zoccoli

• Il Sogno di Zhuangzi

• Ogni volta il bene è nuovo

• Per non scrivere a te

• Se tutti i danesi fossero ebrei

• Il Bestiario di Tebe

• Pièces

• 53 poesie

• Educare alle complessità

• Tre racconti sensuali

• La vita immaginata

• Un uomo con la guerra dentro

1. 1Lamantica Cultura – Associazione culturalelamantica.it
2. 2Chi siamo – Lamantica Culturalamantica.it
3. 3Lamantica Culturawikidata.org