Azerbaijani books showcased at world's largest fair in Germany

By AzerNews

Azerbaijani books will be presented at the world's largest book fair, Frankfurter Buchmesse, which is being held in Frankfurt, Germany, on October 9-13, Azerbaijan's Ministry of Culture and Tourism said.

The ministry representatives and Renessans and Sharg-Garb publishing houses will be included in the Azerbaijani delegation at the event.

The Azerbaijani pavilion will be presented at the fair with interesting design reflecting architectural heritage of the country, various literature on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Azerbaijani culture, history, tourism and cuisine. A total of 200 books, a variety of booklets and print products in Azerbaijani, English, German and Russian languages will be presented at the event.

An event dedicated to the 90th anniversary of Azerbaijani national leader Heydar Aliyev will be held on October 12 in the Azerbaijani pavilion at Frankfurter Buchmesse, with the participation of well-known public figures, German representatives of culture and art.

A book-album titled "in the name of Heydar Aliyev", released by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, will be presented as well.

The Frankfurt Book Fair is a meeting place for the industry's experts and the most important marketplace for books, media, rights and licences worldwide. Regardless of whether they are publishers, booksellers, agents, film producers or authors, each year in October, they all come together and create something new. The event will bring together more than 7,000 exhibitors from 100 countries and approximately 300,000 visitors over five days.

The history of the Frankfurt Book Fair dates back to the 15th century, when Johannes Gutenberg invented mechanical movable type printing.

In 1949, 205 German exhibitors assembled on September 18-23 in Frankfurt for the first post-war book fair.

More than 60 years later, the Frankfurt Book Fair is the largest of its kind in the world, and the hallmark for global activities in the field of culture.