Exactly good news as the book world is gathering in frankfurt under a dark sky for its annual literary october fest the book that. So lets have a look around that biggest cultural event on earth thats made authors and publishers from around the world ask them whats on their mind and lets check out some good new rates. But first up with all the. Declining says lets see if the end of the book world is nigh. Are the days of books numbered certainly not at the. Frankfurt book fair in fact more and more books are being published in ever shorter intervals. Its easy to feel overwhelmed by the choices but there are fewer bookshops and so less advice on what to choose readers are buying books online instead. Its a challenge in terms of visibility but its also an opportunity for Publishing Houses because we stand for quality products that we perfect in terms of content and design before publishing them that gives readers some orientation and guarantees them a certain quality. And quality its fir
Hopelessly idealistic and if. This is even a comment on then youre going to support the idea of europe and still be very critical of the current state of the e. U. There will be for you or anything else would be ridiculous. But if you ignore problems you lose credibility you know that nobody cared if you want to advance the european project you have to criticize the way things are right now good to see that the concept is worth defending we need to develop a vision of what we want for the continent of these quote on the basis of something that can be summed up in a single sentence something that everyone can agree with doing. No european country not even large states like germany will be able to master on itself the novels for the great challenges that we face. As there was even. If it did this and i think you know that but europe is still unpopular. You chose to study how the e. U. Works you went to brussels to do research for your novel which won the german book award. Tell us about
Shake up to any kind soon who voiced such box lists. Of people who put big dreams on the big screen. The movie magazine on the w. Manassas twenty minutes or your austrian and one of todays most important german language authors youre a passionate champion of europe and the European Union and thats the subject of your latest novel the capital its come out at a time when many people are upset about the e. U. With all its internal divisions and they dont care much for your a crutch. Are you hopelessly idealistic if your midst. This is even a comment on then youre going to support the idea of europe and still be very critical of the current state of the e. U. There will be anything else would be ridiculous. But if you ignore problems you lose credibility. Pretty good if you want to advance the european project you have to criticize the way things are right now good to see that the concept is worth defending we need to develop a vision of what we want for the continent to quote on the basis
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Signs of gloom and doom of the likes of book for despite the fact that a major german book wholesaler recently the clear bankruptcy turnover of stock meant but this time the book fair is bigger and more international than ever. Channel is making its debut here with publishers from across the country and theyve brought along books in a wide variety of genres. If the first time here i am so i think id like to think is open to public so its interesting to get to meet their readers i think its also the place where. The new book are really every year so i its good to be there and to feel the trends and. Readers can meet their favorite authors and then my. In frankfurt stock up on books. This publisher is trying to attract Young Readers with a selfie competition. A more serious note this years book fair focuses on South Eastern Europe and the erosion of democracy and freedom of speech. Germanys federal agency for Civic Education was sponsoring a series of discussions and book reading thirty