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Industry meeting: Full halls at the Leipzig Book Fair despite strikes
Industry meeting Despite strikes, the halls at the Leipzig Book Fair were full There is a huge rush at the Leipzig Book Fair. photo © Hendrik Schmidt/dpa Friday is considered…
Leipzig Book Fair: Stay curious
The Federal President’s Leipzig speech is also disrupted by pro-Palestinian activists. But in the end they benefit Steinmeier’s concerns – because he deals with them cleverly. source site
Fiction Prize from the Leipzig Book Fair for Barbi Markovic
As of: March 21, 2024 5:40 p.m The author Barbi Markovic has won this year’s fiction prize at the Leipzig Book Fair. In her book “Minihorror” she tells about everyday…
Security concept of the Leipzig Book Fair – Culture
There will be no entry controls again. Bags will not be searched, and there are also no metal detectors at the Leipzig Book Fair. The fact that local transport is…
Leipzig Book Fair: Prize for “ca. 1972 · Violence · Environment · Identity · Method” – Culture
No one was really happy with the decision at the Book Fair publishing receptions on Thursday evening in Leipzig. Worded carefully. As a rule, discomfort on these occasions is politely…
Leipzig Book Fair: Stay curious
The Federal President’s Leipzig speech is also disrupted by pro-Palestinian activists. But in the end they benefit Steinmeier’s concerns – because he deals with them cleverly. source site
Literature: Leipzig Book Fair opens – Barbi Marković honored
literature Leipzig Book Fair opens – Barbi Marković honored The winners of this year’s book fair: Barbi Marković (r.), Tom Holert and Ki-Hyang Lee in Leipzig. photo © Hendrik Schmidt/dpa…
Barbi Marković wins the Leipzig Book Fair – Culture Prize
The Leipzig Book Fair prizes go to Barbi Marković for her weird-surrealist novel “Minihorror”, to Tom Holert for his non-fiction book from around 1972 and to the translator Ki-Hyang Lee.…
Leipzig Book Fair: Disruptors in Scholz’s speech and the prize winner Omri Boehm – Culture
First, Chancellor Olaf Scholz gets rough at the opening of the Leipzig Book Fair because of pro-Palestinian disruptors – then prize winner Omri Boehm tries to bring light into what…
Olaf Scholz: Opening speech at Leipzig Book Fair disrupted by demonstrators – Culture
Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s speech at the opening of the Leipzig Book Fair was interrupted several times by demonstrators on Wednesday evening. During the speech, several activists scattered around the Gewandhaus…