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Today marks the opening of the International Book Fair in Paris, the largest industry event in Francophone countries. The organizers are counting on around 160,000 visitors, based on previous years’ numbers. Guests will find an avalanche of attractions. Above all, you can get a signature from one of 3,000 authors at the fair. The program of meetings, discussions, panels etc., held on nine theme-based stages, expands from year to year.
The fair will be opened by the French President, Emmanuel Macron.
The guest of honor this year is Russia – thirty-eight authors from the country will be participating (including Viktor Yerofeyev, Lyudmila Ulitskaya, and Zakhar Prilepin). The guest of honor city, in turn, is Sharjah. The program includes industry discussions (including one around the book market in the United Arab Emirates), as well as talks on literature, particularly poetry.
At Booth P 75, the Book Institute will be presenting new Polish publications. Courtesy of the Polish bookshop in Paris, visitors will also be able to buy Polish literature in the original or in translation.
The fair’s special “detective” stage will hold a discussion on mystery novels from Eastern Europe, featuring Wojciech Chmielarz, whose second book, published by Agullo Publishers with the financial support of the ©Poland Translation Program, will be making its premiere at the fair.
The Polish booth will also have workshops for children, meetings devoted to the biography of Marie Curie-Skłodowska, the work of Wiesław Myśliwski, and even a mini-play inspired by Stanisław Lem’s Solaris.
The whole program is available at web site of the Polish Institute in Paris, which is organizing these events: http://www.institutpolonais.fr/#/event/2006
Today marks the opening of the International Book Fair in Paris, the largest industry event in Francophone countries. The organizers are counting on around 160,000 visitors, based on previous years’ numbers. Guests will find an avalanche of attractions. Above all, you can get a signature from one of 3,000 authors at the fair. The program of meetings, discussions, panels etc., held on nine theme-based stages, expands from year to year.
The fair will be opened by the French President, Emmanuel Macron.
The guest of honor this year is Russia – thirty-eight authors from the country will be participating (including Viktor Yerofeyev, Lyudmila Ulitskaya, and Zakhar Prilepin). The guest of honor city, in turn, is Sharjah. The program includes industry discussions (including one around the book market in the United Arab Emirates), as well as talks on literature, particularly poetry.
At Booth P 75, the Book Institute will be presenting new Polish publications. Courtesy of the Polish bookshop in Paris, visitors will also be able to buy Polish literature in the original or in translation.
The fair’s special “detective” stage will hold a discussion on mystery novels from Eastern Europe, featuring Wojciech Chmielarz, whose second book, published by Agullo Publishers with the financial support of the ©Poland Translation Program, will be making its premiere at the fair.
The Polish booth will also have workshops for children, meetings devoted to the biography of Marie Curie-Skłodowska, the work of Wiesław Myśliwski, and even a mini-play inspired by Stanisław Lem’s Solaris.
The whole program is available at web site of the Polish Institute in Paris, which is organizing these events: http://www.institutpolonais.fr/#/event/2006