Rome has rightfully entered one of the most unusual classifications of European cities, and not only thanks to the Italians: it is a literary classification.
There are literary works that become one with the setting that the author has chosen as the background for his own events. The novel Notre Dame de Paris, for example, could not be set anywhere but in the French capital, just as the adventures of Sherlock Holmes could not be set anywhere but 33 Baker Street in London.
A new record for literary Rome – roma-news.it
Of course, there are thousands and thousands of literary works where the narrative framework is not so integral to the story, but still manages to give the reader a unique atmosphere that the author can make the most of.
So it’s no coincidence that Many novels produced worldwide always take place in the same cities. They are the most famous cities in the world, often the most populous, and they can boast a deep and articulated story, often with ancient origins but above all one thing distinctive cultural identity.
To find out what these cities are, you need to consult a very specific classification that takes them into account literary works created in the last 100 years.
Rome is in third place, Italy is the most present in the overall standings
The ranking was created by Aura Print and considered literary works written between 1920 and 2019 based on the titles in the collection of google books, the literary works digitization service offered by Google that allows you to download PDFs of millions of works that are no longer protected by copyright.
London and Paris in first and second place – roma-news.it
According to a study by Aura Print, a UK company specializing in printing services, London It’s the city that has hosted the most novels in the last 100 years and served as the setting for Ben 286 million stories.
Right after London, which has inspired generations of writers with its charm, there’s this Paris, which, however, has “hosted” a much smaller number of stories: “only” 95 million and 240,000 novels.
Rome Instead, it is placed at third place: The Eternal City has been the setting or mentioned in Ben in literature for the last 100 years 48 million and 841 thousand novels.
Although Italy is not first in the general classification, it can boast of a very special result: first place represented in the overall ranking with 3 cities in the first 10 places. Venice and Milan follow Rome with 10 and 8 million literary mentions respectively.