See Georgian authors, translations lined up for Frankfurt Book Fair
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You can now learn about Georgian authors and book translations set to be presented at the Frankfurt Book Fair even before going to the event launching next week.
The Georgian representation at what is promoted as "the most important international trade fair” for literature is presented on a new website.
Works by acclaimed and award-winning authors including Zaza Burchuladze, Ana Kordzaia-Samadashvili and Lasha Bugadze — set for presentation at the fair — are all showcased on the page.
The Frankfurt fair will be launched with an occasion involving high-profile officials next Wednesday:
It's now official: German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President @EmmanuelMacron will open the Frankfurter Buchmesse #fbm17
— FrankfurterBuchmesse (@Book_Fair) October 5, 2017
A catalogue on the authors and schedule for events involving writers, book agencies and industry professionals can also be found in relevant sections of the website.
A concept devised by organisers of the Georgian participation is also highlighted, with the video animation Georgia Made by Characters briefly explaining key subjects and stories about the country based on its alphabet.
The Frankfurter Buchmesse starts next week. Even though we will be guest of honour next year, we would like to start the journey with you to Georgia - Made by Characters. We are very happy to share our experiences here with you", said a summary of the promotional project on its Facebook page.
The title of the Guest of Honour will be taken over by Georgia from the French representation on the final day of this year's fair.
Events presenting Georgian literature to book lovers in Germany will continue to be held in weeks and months following the conclusion of the fair days.
In cities including Berlin, Bonn and Vienna, authors and speakers will present some of the most popular recent works with German translations, while a seminar will be run for up to 7 translators from Georgia and Armenia in Switzerland.
Over 270,000 visitors and participants are expected to attend the 2017 fair, with around 7,100 exhibitors on fairgrounds.
Georgia’s participation in the 2017 fair also marks ongoing celebrations for 25 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
The year-long celebrations involve cultural events including exhibitions and screenings in Georgia and Germany.
The Frankfurt Book Fair will run from October 11-15.
The contemporary Georgian alphabet is a point of interest for many intrigued by its unique design, and now its 33 letters have been made to briefly explain some of the key points about the country.
Book presentations, meetings with authors and stands hosting over a dozen publishers will await visitors interested in discovering Georgian literature at this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair.
Over a dozen Georgian authors are featured at one of Europe’s largest book fairs that launched in Leipzig, Germany earlier today with the first-ever appearance of a writer from Georgia at a prestigious literary platform at the event.
If you are in London, you can find some of the most celebrated Georgian literature and publishers at the ongoing London Book Fair through Thursday.
Some of the latest and best Georgian literature and its award-winning authors are ready for visitors of the Frankfurt Book Fair, as the major event opened earlier today.
Georgian writers and publishers have held a peaceful demonstration against the Russian occupation in Georgia at the Frankfurt Book Fair today.
Georgia has been officially handed the status of the Guest of Honour of the Frankfurt Book Fair on the final day of the major international book event, as the country begins gearing up to bear the title at next year's fair.
German-speaking translators are invited to apply for the a newly launched residency program allowing them to live in Georgia's capital and work on making some of the most fascinating examples of local literature available in German language.
German-speaking readers now have the opportunity to get their hands on Georgian author Zurab Karumidze's fiction work Dagny, or a Love Feast, following the book's release and its presentation at the Frankfurt Book Fair last month.
Georgian author Zurab Karumidze’s novel Dagny, or a Love Feast has been selected among top three books published in Germany, in a monthly rating by the country’s second largest broadcasting organisation.
Literary critics have awarded Georgian author Zaza Burchuladze and translator Natia Mikeladze-Bakhsoliani for bringing the popular novel A Tourist’s Breakfast to German-speaking readers.
Titles by Georgian authors and publishers from the country are set to be introduced to readers in Europe as major book fairs in London and Leipzig host literature fans this month.
The Writers’ House of Georgia has chosen dozens of works of contemporary and classic Georgian writers which will be translated and published in Europe and Asia within the project ‘Georgian Literature in Translations’.