Sharjah Book Fair is around the corner... Details of the cultural wedding and 13 days with knowledge
Al-Amiri: When “Sharjah Books” is mentioned, he attends the great Sharjah cultural project.
2,213 publishers from 95 countries, and 129 writers, thinkers and innovators from 57 countries, will participate in the revival of 1,047 diverse cultural activities, in the 41st session of the Sharjah International Book Fair, organized by the Sharjah Book Authority under the slogan "A Word to the World", during the period from the second to November 13th at the Expo Center Sharjah.
The exhibition celebrates Italy as the guest of honor during its new session, and conveys to its audience and guests through a busy program that covers the axes of Italian culture through activities that address various groups and interests, and provide a comprehensive and vivid picture of the Italian scene and its cultural, cultural and artistic richness.
The head of the Sharjah Book Authority, Ahmed bin Rakkad Al Ameri, said during a press conference held by the authority at the Sharjah Research, Technology and Innovation Complex, today, Wednesday, to reveal the details of the new session: “When (Sharjah International Book Fair) is mentioned, (Sharjah Great Cultural Project) is attended and this makes us very proud. Because in Sharjah we are reaping the fruits of the planting of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah more than 40 years ago, and he has been taking care of him and taking care of him year after year until we reached the day when we reap the fruits of this planting.
He added: “The exhibition began as an incubator for a few publishing houses and hundreds of visitors, and today it hosts the largest number of publishers in its history, with 2,213 publishers. The exhibition became the first in the world to buy and sell copyright in 2021, and reaching this rank was never a goal. For Sharjah, however, what the exhibition has achieved is due to what His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah built.”
For his part, the Consul General of Italy in Dubai, Giuseppe Venociaro, said: "We are pleased that Italy has been chosen as the guest of honor for the 41st edition of the exhibition, as this confirms the depth of relations between Italy and the UAE at various levels, especially in the cultural and literary sector."
For his part, the Director of the Publishing Services Department at the Sharjah Book Authority, Mansour Al-Hassani, reviewed the schedule of events related to the participation of publishers in this year's exhibition, as 1298 Arab publishing houses and 915 foreign publishing houses participated, and the list of Arab participations topped the UAE, Egypt and Lebanon, while the most prominent participations were With the presence of foreign publishers from India, the United Kingdom and Italy, all participants present more than 1.5 million titles, on an area of more than 18 thousand square meters.
The exhibition will witness the participation of publishing houses from 10 countries participating for the first time: Cuba, Costa Rica, Liberia, the Philippines, Ireland, Malta, Mali, Jamaica, Iceland and Hungary.
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