Talking to the director of the first tunisian book fair aw. It is an important opportunity to strengthen cultural understanding through active dialogue, build and boost partnerships, in addition to promoting emirati and arab culture and its achievements. The international activities of frankfurter buchmesse. The search for tunisia from april 2020 result following trade fairs.
Tunisias international book fair sets new attendance record. Sharjah, pakistan point news th apr, 2019 as part of its ongoing efforts to enhance cooperation, sharjah book authority sba is taking part at the 35th edition of the tunis international book fair, that is taking place, under the theme, we read to live twice. The kingdom was taking part in the 35th international book fair of tunis, being held at the kram. A girl reads a book at the 35th international book fair of tunis, in tunis, tunisia, on april 6, 2019. It is an important opportunity to strengthen cultural understanding through active dialogue, build and boost partnerships, in addition to promoting. Tunis international book fair 2017 archives james murua. As an exceptional event for the lovers of books and titles, the book fair offers them the chance to communicate with prominent writers and to find out beautiful titles while it is for others an opportunity to celebrate culture and to assess the book industry. As one of the largest and oldest book fairs in north africa, the 2018 tunis. But is digital the next big step for tunisian publishing. Thousands of copies of the holy quran have been handed out to visitors flocking to the kingdoms pavilion at the 35th tunis international book fair. Sharjah international book fair opens, tunis fair closes international publishers are meeting in sharjah again this year, the thirtyfirst year of its international book fair, although only the fourth in its new guise as one of the worlds important trade fairs.
Tunis, april 8 xinhua holding several chinese bestsellers in hands, including xi jinping. As one of the largest and oldest book fairs in north africa, the 2018 tunis international book fair attracted 775 publishers from over 30 countries. Cis international school of tunis was founded by parents from various international backgrounds to provide a world class englishbased education for their children in tunis. With the participation of more than 300 publishers from 23 arab and foreign countries, the 35 th edition of the tunis international book fair is set to run until april 14, 2019 under the theme we read to live twice. Saudi arabia takes center stage at tunis book fair arab news. No word yet on the lisbon book fair in portugal, which usually runs similar dates to madrid, but it seems likely lisbon will soon join the casualty list. Thousands of people flocked to tunisias 35th international book fair, which was host to more than 300 publishers from 23 countries. Tunis international book fair hosts 300 publishing houses. Morocco, guest of honor at tunisias international book fair. Tunis we read so that we live twice was the slogan of the 33rd tunis international book fair, which featured 784 publishers from more than 29 countries. Tunis international book fair highlights principles of. The 34th tunis international book fair opened on friday and will run through april 15 in tunisian capital tunis. Apr 03, 2017 tunisia recently hosted an international book fair in the capital tunis, attracting hundreds of visitors from all ages and backgrounds. Tunis international book fair opens tunisian monitor online.
The universitys participation in the book fair shows the growing ties between columbia and tunisia. Marche mediterraneen international du tourisme tunis, securite expo north africa tunis, iade tunisia mellita. Columbia university press at the international book fair. The parallel cultural programme is a cultural and literary festival in itself, mabkhout said. African literary festivals benin cape verde egypt gambia ghana guinee kenya morocco namibia nigeria senegal somalia south africa tunisia uganda zambia zimbabwe. Tunisia trade shows, find trade fairs and exhibitions to go timings, entry ticket fees, venue, schedule, calendar, editions, visitors. International book fair of tunis related industries books. Earlier this week the tunisia international book fair was postponed, and now comes news that the new york bisg annual meeting is postponed until september. The postponement of the international book fair in tunis comes a few weeks after the announcement of the postponement of the bologna book fair and the taipei book fair. International book fair from 6 th to 15 th april, tunis is organising the 34 th edition of the international book fair of tunis. The road ahead is long and not an easy one, but the event will focus on uniting the multitask. Frankfurter buchmesse organises german collective stands at the most important trade fairs in the world, presents book collections from titles of the german publishing industry, maintains offices as information and service centres in beijing, moscow, new york and new delhi for the industry at home and abroad and organises specialist and network events worldwide. The leipzig book fair, originally scheduled for march 1215, the london book fair and paris book have also been canceled.
Taroudante morocco will be a guest of honor at the 31st international book fair, which will be organized from march 27 to april 5 at the kram exhibition center in tunis, tunisia. Tunis international book fair tunis thousands of people flocked to tunisias 35th international book fair, which was host to more than 300 publishers from 23 countries. Tunis international book fair highlights principles of individual rights. International book fair african politics and policy. People select books at the 35th international book fair of tunis, in tunis, tunisia, on april 6, 2019. Sba introduces tunis book fair visitors to emirati culture. International automobile exhibition of tunis carthage.
The tunis international book fair kicked off on october, 25 amid the typical challenge of the arab publishing sector. Sharjah book authority introduces tunis book fair visitors to emirati culture april, 2019 as part of its ongoing efforts to enhance cooperation, sharjah book authority sba is taking part at the 35th edition of the tunis international book fair, that. Homage to tunisian woman, algeria guest of honor, tunisia, ansa. Chinese publishers participate in intl book fair in tunis cgtn. The 33 rd tunis international book fair takes place on march 24 april 2 in the city of tunis, tunisia. As one of the largest and oldest book fairs in north africa, the book fair will run until april 14. The eurasian international book fair is the largest cultural and educational event in the eurasian space aimed to unite professionals of publishing and related business from countries of europe and asia on one intelligent platform. Director of the 33rd and the 34rd edition of the tunis international book fair, he is also a member of the editorial board of several refereed journals, including ibla magazine published by the institute of arabic literature in tunis and romano arabica published by the centre for arab studies in bucharest. Mhenni acknowledged the importance of the timehonoured legacy of the tunis international book fair in reviving and promoting books and. Audience general public cycle once a year date city venue.
Tunis international book fair to read is to live twice. Iranian publishers will attend the 32nd tunis international book fair from march 25 to april 3. The exhibition will present books from 198 publishers and authors, and will be attended by. Mar 10, 2020 due to the coronavirus epidemic, 36 e edition of the tunis international book fair, initially scheduled from april 9 to 19 at the parc des expositions du kram, is postponed to november, said on march 9 the tunisian federation of publishers on its facebook page. Tunis international book fair 2008 something you can know for sure about me is that i never miss a book fair. Apr 11, 2019 curiously while the tunis international book fair has been going for 35 years, there has only been a tunis national book fair for one. Tunisias international book fair sets new attendance record at halfway point. International book fair of tunis archives james muruas. Tunisia tunis book fair international postponed over coronavirus.
Saudi arabia took center stage at the launch on friday of a prestigious global book fair. Tunisian book fair bridges gap between publishers, readers roua. In twitter comments, the arab publishers association based in cairo is announcing new dates for the tunis international book fair. Sma medfoodmediterranean fair of agriculture and food industry.
Cis international school of tunis is founded on the fundamental principle of providing a caring, supportive and joyful environment for all members of the community so that. Tunis international book fair tunisian monitor online. International automobile exhibition of tunis is going to be organised at le kram exhibition and international trade center of tunis, tunisia, carthage from 16 may 2017 to 21 may 2017 this expo is going to be a 6 day event. Tourists pose for a picture in downtown tunis, tunisia, january 18, 2018. The book fair will include various events, prizes, literary meetings, debates, presentations and workshops on creative writing. Columbia university press at the international book fair of tunis. Mhenni explained to arab weekly, when visitors go to the international book fair, they do not pay that much attention to the national books but. Tunis international book fair 29apr2015 01may2015 the main objective of the book fair is to promote longlife learning, intellectual development and selfimproving as major factors of social integration. Tunisias international book fair sets new attendance. He said, tunis international book fair is one of the important cultural events in the region that sba is keen on participating in. Chinese publishers participate in intl book fair in tunis. Sharjah book authority introduces tunis book fair visitors to. Honored guests at previous fairs have included france and egypt, among others. Xinhua photo the books cover fields including chinas development path, chinese policies, social science, finance, science and technology, the chinese language, and picture books for children.
Tunisias international book fair sets new attendance record at. Apr, 2019 as part of its ongoing efforts to enhance cooperation, sharjah book authority sba is taking part in the 35th edition of the tunis international book fair, that is taking place, under the theme, we read to live twice. Le kram exhibition and international trade center of tunis 2020. Hours after its march 24th opening, the fair was swarming with people of all ages, challenging the notion that reading is unpopular in tunisia. Tunisia trade shows tunisia trade fairs upcoming in 2020. The kickoff for the 34th edition of the international book fair of tunis was given on friday at the kram exhibition centre in the presence of the. The 35th international book fair of tunis kicked off on friday. Tunisia recently hosted an international book fair in the capital tunis, attracting hundreds of visitors from all ages and backgrounds. Chinese books welcomed at tunis international book fair. Cis international school of tunis word class english based. The international book fair of tunis witnessed unprecedented.
Prime minister habib essid and minister of culture and heritage preservation latifa lakhdar opened, friday, the tunis international book fair with attendance of politicians, diplomats. Sharjah international book fair opens, tunis fair closes. The abu dhabi fair april 1521 has been postponed to. Photovcg tunis holding several chinese bestsellers in hands, including xi jinping. Poet inas abassi was at this years tunis international book fair, which suffered from an overlap with the powerful sharjah international book fair nov. Tunis international book fair focuses on religious texts bab. The 29th session of tunisian book fair was a special session this year. International book fair back in tunis, homage to tunisian woman, algeria guest of honor, the palace of exhibitions of kram on april 615 will host 259 exhibitors from 25 countries. Le kram exhibition and international trade center of tunis. Sharjah, urdupoint pakistan point news wam th apr, 2019 as part of its ongoing efforts to enhance cooperation, sharjah book authority sba is taking part at the 35th edition of the tunis international book fair, that is taking place, under the theme, we read to live twice. Tunisia trade shows 2020, tunisia exhibitions, tunisia fairs. Tunis international book fair 2017 archives james muruas. The governance of china, ridha mahjoub, a 53yearold tunisian businessman, was searching for more books at the china exhibition booth at tunis international book fair. Sharjah book authority introduces tunis book fair visitors.
The prime minister seized this opportunity to call on tunisians to come in large numbers to this annual meeting of the faithful and friends of the book and encourage. Saudi arabia gifts quran to thousands at tunis book fair. Mar, 2020 no word yet on the lisbon book fair in portugal, which usually runs similar dates to madrid, but it seems likely lisbon will soon join the casualty list. Chinese publishers took part in the 35th international book fair of tunis which started on friday, bringing books translated into french or arabic to enable tunisians to learn more about modern china. The 35th edition of the international book fair of tunis has opened at the convention center, north of the capital city. International book fair of tunis 2019 archives james muruas. The fair, which took place april 514, included literature from national and international publishers, as well as ngos and civil society. Apr, 2019 he said, tunis international book fair is one of the important cultural events in the region that sba is keen on participating in. The tunisian book fair debuted in october 2018 at the tunis city of culture under the direction of tunisian author mansour mhenni with the remit to get tunisian books in front of tunisian readers. Tunis thousands of people flocked to tunisias 35th international book fair, which was host to more than 300 publishers from 23 countries. The tunis international book fair offered visitors a rich and diverse cultural programme, featuring 30 panel discussions on literary works, ten poetry reading sessions and 49 debates with prominent thinkers and writers.
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