STORY: Welcome to the 74th Frankfurt Book Fair. Specialists have been allowed onto the site since Wednesday morning. Among the prominent guests was Kim de l’Horizon, who was recently awarded the German Book Prize. The work on the autofictional novel took eleven years. The title is “Blood Book”. In addition, Minister of State for Culture Claudia Roth. She was also in Frankfurt on Wednesday: “It was a very touching, a touching decision that someone like him would receive this award because it recognizes that the world is not just black and white and that there is still something beyond man and woman what else is available.” After two years with corona-related restrictions, the book fair is taking place again without any major restrictions. According to the organizers, around 4,000 exhibitors from 95 countries have registered. Guest country this year is Spain. Therefore, the Spanish royals were there. King Felipe and Queen Letizia had previously visited Berlin. In addition to a wide range of literature, there are also numerous debates, lectures and readings. Among other things, it deals with current political issues such as the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine or the situation in Iran. From Friday, the general public will also be allowed onto the site. And the fair runs until Sunday.