Leipziger Buchmesse in Zahlen Leipzig Book Fair in figures
Leipziger Buchmesse in Zahlen Leipzig Book Fair in figures
Leipziger Buchmesse in Zahlen Leipzig Book Fair in figures
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The reader festival “<strong>Leipzig</strong> Reads” 24/25<br />
The Woodstock of literature<br />
“The <strong>Leipzig</strong> <strong>Book</strong> <strong>Fair</strong> is a place <strong>in</strong> which I can meet my readers <strong>in</strong> a<br />
relaxed atmosphere without any time pressure. As a city of the book<br />
steeped <strong>in</strong> tradition, <strong>Leipzig</strong> exudes an atmosphere that rem<strong>in</strong>ds one that<br />
the emphasis should be on readers and authors, not solely on bus<strong>in</strong>ess,<br />
trends and jockey<strong>in</strong>g for positions.” KAI MEYER<br />
Hard to believe, but it’s true: “<strong>Leipzig</strong> liest“ – <strong>Leipzig</strong> Reads – will cele-<br />
brate its 20th birthday <strong>in</strong> 2011! Europe’s largest reader festival has, s<strong>in</strong>ce<br />
the reunification of Germany, made an im-portant contribution to the<br />
success story of the <strong>Leipzig</strong> <strong>Book</strong> <strong>Fair</strong>, with communal events <strong>in</strong>-volv<strong>in</strong>g<br />
the <strong>Leipzig</strong> Trade <strong>Fair</strong>, local authorities, the Börsenvere<strong>in</strong> booksellers<br />
association, the Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk broadcast<strong>in</strong>g company, Club<br />
Bertelsmann, the Board of Trustees of the “Haus des Buches” (House of<br />
the <strong>Book</strong>) and <strong>in</strong>numerable participat<strong>in</strong>g publishers nurtur<strong>in</strong>g it and help-<br />
<strong>in</strong>g it grown. Where else does a book festival enrapture an entire city for<br />
four days as it dances and sways to the tempo of literature?<br />
In contrast to classic literature festivals, which concentrate on con tex-<br />
tual aspects, dedicate themselves to <strong>in</strong>dividual genres or merely serve as<br />
Asisi Panometer