La Fiera Letteraria had over fifty years of publications history, numerous changes of directors and publisher while still maintaining the weekly frequency. Over the course of its existence, publishers and printers were more than twenty. The magazine was founded in
Milan on 13 December 1925 under the directorship of
Umberto Fracchia. It was inspired by the name and methods of
Frusta letteraria, the magazine founded in
Venice by
Giuseppe Baretti in 1763. The folio was six or eight pages, the standard for the era. From 12 of 1928 the seat was transferred to Rome under the direction of
Giovanni Battista Angioletti and
Curzio Malaparte. From April 1929 the magazine took the name of
La Fiera Letteraria Italia (The Literary Fair was retained as a subtitle for the rest of the year), continuing to exist until 1936, when the publications ceased for the first time. Subsequently,
Curzio Malaparte founded the
Meridiano di Roma (rivista), which continued its weekly publications until 1943. In 1946, the magazine resumed the publications with the original title of
La Fiera Letteraria, still under the directorship of Angioletti and with an editing team made up by
Corrado Alvaro,
Emilio Cecchi,
Gianfranco Contini and
Giuseppe Ungaretti. In the postwar period, the magazine resumed the debate of the first series focusing on themes and issues of cultural and literary character. In 1966 the magazine adopted the tabloid format to highlight its modernization process.
La Fiera Letteraria suspended activities for two years, from 1969 to 1970 and resumed in 1971 but due to economic difficulties and funding, ended in 1977. ==Directors==