Leipziger Buchmesse in Zahlen Leipzig Book Fair in figures

Press reactions
“Evening sees the caravan enter the city. Foreign
guests are always overwhelmed by the grandiose
venue Leipzig has to offer.”
Karim Saab, Märkische Allgemeine
“People were reading everywhere. In the entire city. They read,
and read, and read. A Babylonian murmuring pervaded the always
packed halls. Stories were told, pictures painted. People made
music. […] The Leipzig Book Fair was what it always has been a
gigantic literary carnival.”
Elmar Krekeler, Die Welt
“That which has made Leipzig a force to reckon with in
recent years was further expanded upon this year:
literature in the German tongue with its interesting young
and new authors, along with the perennial focus on Euro-
pean and, in particular, Eastern European literature. For-
eign publishers justifiably consider themselves ambassa-
dors of culture for their countries, and year for year they
are greeted by the intense interest of a curious public.
More books are translated into German than in any other
language in this world. Therefore, should anybody wish
to learn about international literature, German will take
them very, very far on this journey – and a visit to Leipzig
is an unavoidable must.”
Ingo Zechstein, European Circle
22/23