1st BOOK FAIR IN ISTRIA
We shall render the book a source of happiness and wisdom!

11th – 16th December 1995
Forum Square: Gallery Capitolium, Gallery Diana 

Built without extensive preparatory works, through numerous creative games and the seemingly temporary zeal of the people gathered around Pula bookstore Castropola, the First Book Fair in Istria came to life. 

From the very beginning, it had a regional character, and as such, it was one of a kind in Croatia. At the Fair, in the galleries of the City Council located at the ancient Forum Square, at the improvised stands crafted by the master of theatre scenography Roman Višković, 56 Croatian publishers displayed their books. This kind of event wouldn't be possible without the imagination, experience, and creative courage of its conceptual founder, Boško Obradović. Along with him, Magdalena Vodopija, Tereza Pulja, Vojislav Stojković Stole, Zoran Vodopija, and 15 students of the University of Pula created the first Fair.  

"Atmosphere that arises from the book – the book as a personality cult – gives us, the Fair, a small chance. The answer to the question: "How to become a part of cultural tradition?" contains that small chance. We shall render the book a source of happiness and wisdom." These are the words enunciated from a balcony at the Forum Square one warm December morning that opened the First Book Fair in Istria.