Book Fair Research Articles

Printed Matter Virtual Art Book Fair

Printed Matter Virtual Art Book Fair

Visualization of Images from F.M. Dostoyevsky’s Novel “Crime and Punishment” in Works of the Book Graphic Artist I.T. Bogdesko

In 1970–1971, Academician of the Russian Academy of Arts, People’s Artist of the USSR Ilya Trofimovich Bogdesko (1923—2010) created a linocut series for the socio-psychological novel “Crime and Punishment” by F.M. Dostoyevsky. The illustrations were made specifically for the Leipzig Book Fair in 1971. The artist’s idea had been limited to the competition task: he created only three illustrations in the linocut technique, and their artistic solution was based on the conditional-decorative principle of composition organization. The main characters are depicted almost two-dimensionally, “purified” of everyday details, environment, entourage. Using a minimum of visual means, I.T. Bogdesko achieved a sensation of stunning drama in the illustrations. For this work, the artist was awarded a gold medal in Leipzig. At the end of 1971, “Kartya Moldovanyaske” published the book “Crime shi pedyapse” (“Crime and Punishment”) in the Moldovan language. In the design of that book, his illustrations were used — “Raskolnikov” (on the dust cover) and “The Old Pawnbroker” (on the title page). A different vision of Sonya’s image appeared on the dust cover. The preserved sketches, a number of which are presented in this article, allow recognizing the artist’s work hidden from prying eyes. In 1995, Bogdesko applied to Dostoevsky again. He created the writer’s portrait against the background of the characteristic St. Petersburg landscape. In those years, the artist was working on “Don Quixote”, inspired by Dostoevsky’s expressing about the novel by Cervantes: “There is nothing in the whole world deeper and stronger than this composition”. Bogdesko upheld this assertion with 36 illustrations (by chisel engraving) for the famous novel: a titanic work that lasted more than two decades. The artist executed the portrait of the Russian writer in the same unique technique of classical engraving as the illustrations for “Don Quixote”. Changes in graphic techniques dramatically alter the plasticity of images of the characters of “Crime and Punishment”: a quarter of a century later, the tragically flat vision of linocuts turned into a sharp, nervous, frequent movement of the chisel. Bogdesko created three illustrations for Dostoevsky’s novel in the technique of chisel engraving.

Online Book Fairs during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract Online book fairs are being held in Vietnam to replace traditional offline events that have been shelved owing to the COVID-19 crisis. This study aims to explore book consumers’ perceptions regarding digital book fairs and their evaluation of the first-ever national online book fair held in Vietnam. In-depth interviews were conducted to obtain insights from people who had attended the online book event. The findings provide acceptance of and support for the organization of digital book fairs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Attendees generally appreciated the convenience of the national online book fair and the promotional programmes offered by various publishers and distributors. Furthermore, some attendees enjoyed the novelty of the event and the feeling of being included in the reading community. Nevertheless, most of the attendees highlighted several limitations, especially the lack of social and face-to-face interaction. These findings have implications for online book fair organizers, publishers, and book distributors alike.

Connections of Maghrebin and Sub-Saharan Intellectuals: Trajectories and Representations

Faced with the complex reality of their countries in the grip of multifaceted crises, the intellectuals in the Maghreb and sub-Saharan Africa are baffled. Indeed, this situation, with a wealth of lessons, ought to challenge them to reflect together on the current upheavals in their societies. Nevertheless, faced with the intricacy of current problems and their heterogeneity, these intellectuals find themselves scattered. Yet, in the past, they were bound by the same objectives. Thus, if the religious elites of the Maghreb had, during the 15th century, forged links with scholars of sub-Saharan Africa, a second wave of intellectuals succeeded them to think about the liberation of Africa and the Pan-African ideal in colonial and post-colonial contexts. However, immediately after this generation disappeared, the one that followed did not resist the disenchantment of the populations and the expansion of Arabism that influenced the formation of a generation of Maghrebin thinkers. With the bankruptcy of the socialist regimes, this hiatus heralded an era of intellectuals crumbling to the point that, with globalisation in the 21st century and the eruption of a plurality of questions, they found themselves helpless in these countries. Apart from a few attempts at building common frameworks for reflection such as those of CODESRIA or the “Esprit Panaf” pavilion at the Algiers International Book Fair, links between intellectuals from the Maghreb and sub-Saharan Africa are rare. Opposed to this type of scholars, mainly Francophone and secularised, a second type of intellectuals, rather Islamised, sharing the same representations, dominate the different spaces of the countries concerned. This paper is an attempt to explore the historical trajectory of these two types of intellectuals and then explain why, in recent decades, such a connection has marked the future of the relationship between the Maghreb and sub-Saharan Africa.

Mathematical books and Frankfurt book fair catalogues: the acquisition of mathematical works by Robert Ashley in early modern London

Robert Ashley (1565–1641) was a bibliophile, lawyer and translator who bequeathed his collection of approximately 5,000 books to establish a library at Middle Temple, one of the four Inns of Court. The collection is notable for several reasons, not least of which is its substantial number of mathematical books and Frankfurt book fair catalogues. These books and catalogues contain marginalia in Ashley’s hand which provide insight into this early modern reader’s use of an important collection of (mostly continental) mathematical books. Despite the lack of documentary evidence by way of commonplace books or correspondence by Ashley, some conclusions can be drawn about his intentions for his collection.

News, Programs, Publications, and Awards

News, Programs, Publications, and Awards

How Many Authors Does Finland have? The Frankfurt Book Fair as a Platform for the Export of Literature and Culture

The Frankfurt Book Fair is the world’s largest literature and media event. Every year the book fair offers an internationally recognized platform to a guest country in order to present its literature and culture. Finland was the Guest of Honour in 2014. In this article, I examine Finland’s presentation to discover what kind of platform the Frankfurt Book Fair is and what the Guest of Honour status provides for countries exporting literature and culture. This article assesses the means by which Finnish literature is exported, which authors managed to catch the attention of German media, and what the overall impact of the presentation was.

New practices of literature distribution for children and youth in Siberia and the Far East

The article describes the directions of distribution of books for children in the Eastern regions of Russia that have appeared in the last decade. Based on a combination of landscape-reconstructing principles, surveys, and comparative typological analysis, the article presents data that expand previously studied aspects of the functioning of the main channels for the sale of books for children in the Siberian-Far Eastern region. It is shown that books for children are the largest segment of the Russian book market, which has been growing since 2008. At the regional level, they are widely presented in all book distribution channels: bookselling networks and independent stores; online stores; book departments of supermarkets (non-core retail); kiosks and stalls; book fairs. The purpose of the article is to analyze the current trends in the distribution of books for children in the region. Positive trends typical for the children book market in the Siberian-far Eastern region are identified. They are: the activity of children book supermarkets, the appearance of independent small stores of club-backstage format, the organization of specialized children Internet projects; increasing the importance of regional book exhibitions, fairs, festivals and holidays in the distribution of books for children; projects support by major Russian patrons. The significance of the study of new practices for the distribution of literature for children and youth in the region is determined by their influence on the formation of a new conceptual model for the popularization of reading, based on the idea of culture as a powerful lever of socio-economic development of territories.

Focus IBBY

Focus IBBY Liz Page (bio) 2022 Hans Christian Andersen Awards The nominations for the 2022 Hans Christian Andersen Awards have now been submitted by the national sections of IBBY. Thirty-three IBBY sections nominated sixty-two candidates: twenty-nine for writing and thirty-three for illustration. Each of these creators' complete works have made an important, lasting contribution to children's literature—they are all winners! The 2022 Jury comprises ten experts in children's literature from across the world who are guided by Jury President Junko Yokota, a researcher, teacher, speaker, and writer in the field of children's literature, based in Evanston, Illinois, U.S.A. The members of the 2022 HCA Jury are Antoine Al Chartouni (Lebanon), Marilar Aleixandre (Spain), Evelyn Arzipe (Mexico/UK), Mariella Bertelli (Canada), Tina Bilban (Slovenia), Viviane Ezratty (France), Jiwone Lee (South Korea), Robin Morrow (Australia), Jaana Pesonen (Finland), and Cecilia Ana Repetti (Argentina). IBBY Executive Director Liz Page is an ex officio jury member and acts as jury secretary. The jury will meet in January 2022 and the shortlist will be announced immediately. The winners will be announced at the 2022 Bologna Children's Book Fair and presented with their medals at the 38th IBBY Congress in Putrajaya, Malaysia. These are the 2022 Hans Christian Andersen Award nominees: Argentina: author: María Cristina Ramos; illustrator: Gusti Australia: author: Margaret Wild; illustrator: Tohby Riddle Austria: author: Heinz Janisch; illustrator: Linda Wolfsgruber Belgium: author: Thomas Lavachery; illustrator: Carll Cneut Brazil: author: Marina Colasanti; illustrator: Nelson Cruz Canada: author: Angèle Delaunois; illustrator: Sydney Smith China: author: Jin Bo; illustrator: Xiong Liang Colombia and Venezuela: illustrator: Ivar Da Coll Croatia: illustrator: Dubravka Kolanović Cyprus: author: Anna Kouppanou; illustrator: Dora Oronti Estonia: author: Andrus Kivirähk; illustrator: Piret Raud France: author: Marie-Aude Murail; illustrator: Gilles Bachelet Germany: author: Andreas Steinhöfel; illustrator: Nikolaus Heidelbach Greece: author: Maria Papayanni; illustrator: Iris Samartzi Hungary: author: András Dániel; illustrator: László Herbszt [End Page 97] Iran: author: Jamshid Khanian; illustrator: Pejman Rahimizadeh Italy: author: Roberto Piumini; illustrator: Beatrice Alemagna Japan: author: Joko Iwase; illustrator: Ryoji Arai Republic of Korea: author: Yi Hyeon; illustrator: Suzy Lee Latvia: illustrator: Aleksejs Naumovs Lebanon: author: Fatima Sharafeddine; illustrator: Sinan Hallak Lithuania: illustrator: Kestutis Kasparavičius Netherlands: author: Tonke Dragt; illustrator: Sylvia Weve Poland: author: Marcin Szczygielski; illustrator: Iwona Chmielewska Russia: author: Sergey Makhotin; illustrator: Julja Gukova Slovenia: author: Peter Svetina; illustrator: Damijan Stepančič Spain: author: Jordi Sierra i Fabra; illustrator: Elena Odriozola Sweden: author: Annika Thor; illustrator: Anna Bengtsson Switzerland: author: Franz Hohler; illustrator: Catherine Louis Turkey: author: Behiç Ak; illustrator: Mustafa Delioğlu Ukraine: author: Halyna Malyk; illustrator: Kost Lavro United Kingdom: author: Marcus Sedgwick; illustrator: David McKee U.S.A.: author: Linda Sue Park; illustrator: Kadir Nelson IBBY 37th World Congress in Moscow IBBY Russia is working to host an IBBY Congress in the most difficult of circumstances. The 37th Congress should have taken place in 2020, but as the world locked down in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Congress was postponed to September 2021—something that has not happened before in IBBY, but there was no other solution. Read more and keep up with the latest news on the Congress website: www.ibbycongress2020.org. Silent Books Travel East The 2019 Silent Books Collection made its way to Korea in February 2020. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there were many unexpected situations and challenges, including the cancellation of the exhibition. However, with the kind consideration of IBBY, it was possible for the collection to meet with the Korean public, though in a simple and quiet manner. To share the beautiful collection with a wider audience, exhibitions were sequentially held at two local institutions, the Suncheon Picture Book Library and the Gunpo Culture & Arts Center. [End Page 98] Click for larger view View full resolution Exhibition at the Suncheon Picture Book Library Click for larger view View full resolution Exhibition at the Gunpo Culture & Arts Center Click for larger view View full resolution KBBY's online seminar Click for larger view View full resolution Hyeyoung Kwon, Secretary General, KBBY This was a precious opportunity for the Korean people, inspiring many researchers, publishers, and writers...

La devoradora de libros

Se atribuye a Sir Francis Bacon la célebre frase que dice: “Algunos libros son probados, otros devorados, poquísimos masticados y digeridos”. Pónganla en su buscador de webs y verán que les remite, al menos, a una decena de miles de páginas. La frase es tan rotunda, tan visual y tan potente que la han usado como eslogan o reclamo para ferias del libro, librerías, editoriales y comercializadoras de todo tipo. Son innumerables las veces que ha rodado por las redes sociales, engrosando esa interminable colección de dichos y citas evocadoras que buscan mover y conmover. Ni siquiera hay seguridad plena de que, realmente, Bacon la pronunciara en algún momento y no parece, desde luego, que la dejara por escrito. Sin embargo, he de admitir que a mí me gusta y seguramente sea porque establece una conexión bastante directa con el hecho de comer y, a su vez, con la sensación de hambre y, al mismo tiempo, con las distintas formas que tenemos de saciarla. Me reconozco en ella, en definitiva, porque también yo, a lo largo de mi vida lectora, he probado libros, los he devorado compulsivamente o los he saboreado y disfrutado como si fueran el último manjar que me fuera dado ingerir

Regina Wasiak-Taylor – animatorka kultury, dziennikarka, prezes Związku Pisarzy Polskich na Obczyźnie w Londynie

The aim of the article is to present Regina Wasiak-Taylor – a person of many talents, as a journalist, an efficient animator of the cultural life of the Polish diaspora in Great Britain, a president of the Union of Polish Writers Abroad [hereinafter: ZPPnO – Związek Pisarzy Polskich na Obczyźnie]. The following methods have been used: qualitative analysis of the press content, critical analysis of documents, heuristic analysis, interviews. We get to know Mrs Wasiak-Taylor’s scope of activity: involvement in the organisational life of the ZPPnO, in the Pamiętnik Literacki [Literary Memoir] edited in London, practicing socio-cultural journalism and literary criticism, writing scientific articles, popularisation of the emigration’s literary life and Polish ballet, organizing, among others, multimedia theatre and stage programmes – Poetic Scene [Scena Poetycka] at the Polish Social and Cultural Association [POSK – Polski Ośrodek Społeczno-Kulturalny] in London. Also: initiation of the Literary Parlour within the Polish Watchfire at the Exhibition Road, addressed to the Polish and international intelligentsia in London, active participation in international scientific conferences. Regina Wasiak-Taylor conducts editorial work on books. She is the author of readings, laudations, and her own publications: Dzieje Nagrody Literackiej ZPPnO 1951–2011 [The History of the Literary Award of the ZPPnO 1951–2011] (London 2011), Ojczyzna literatura [Literature Fatherland] (London 2013), Alfabet wspomnień Szymona Zaremby. II Rzeczpospolita, II wojna światowa, emigracja [Szymon Zaremba’s Alphabet of Memories, Second Polish Republic, World War II, emigration] (London 2015). She initiates and promotes books by Polish authors and moderates other meetings of literary and scientific circles at the Polish Embassy in London, at the International Book Fair in Warsaw and at literary events in various places.

“In the service of peace and progress”: тhе Moscow international book fair of 1975

“In the service of peace and progress”: тhе Moscow international book fair of 1975

State Cultural Policies in Georgia’s Small Book Market. Case of the Translation Grant Programme “Georgian Literature in Translation” (2010–2018)

This paper analyses translation support in the Georgian literary field by studying the case of the translation grant program “Georgian Literature in Translation” (2010-2018). Accordingly, it offers a quantitative and qualitative study of the selection of translation projects that have received grants from the Georgian National Book Center as of 2010, when the translation policy program was first launched. This study will consider a) which authors are being promoted by the state and which titles are being translated; b) which publishing houses have benefited the most from these subsidies; and c) which target languages are used in said projects, relying on the frameworks of the sociology of translation (Heilbron and Sapiro). The hypotheses of this paper are 1) that there is a strong impact of the Frankfurt Book Fair and an increase of state-supported translations; 2) a great role of German as a target language in these projects; and 3) relatively active translation flows in the region where Georgia is located. Fieldwork from the 2018 Frankfurt Book Fair will serve as a complementary source, as well as the interviews that I have conducted with agents of the Georgian literary field.

Penyuluhan Kesehatan : Panduan Penggunaan Obat Tradisional yang Benar dan Aman

Indonesian people still believe in traditional medicine. This can be seen from the number of sellers of various traditional medicine products on the market. Meanwhile, the current healthy lifestyle has led people to return using products derived from nature. Therefore, traditional medicine can be one of the treatment options. Through this community service activity, it is hoped that there will be an increase in public knowledge about how to use traditional medicines properly and safely and that people can self-medicate traditional medicines properly and rationally. The methods were lecture and discussion. The participants of health counseling consisted of members of Baiturrahman Mosque recitation and visitors of Islamic Book Fair exhibition. This activity was held on Saturday, August 3, 2019. 09.00 - 11.30. The venue for the main stage of the Islamic Book Fair, Yogyakarta State University Sports Hall. Participants who attended were 61 people. Participants were quite enthusiastic during the question and answer time, because it was related to the experience of using traditional medicine. Before the speaker starts delivering the material, the speaker first asks the participants about the habits of using traditional medicine. It turns out that there are still some habits that are not in accordance with the guidelines for the correct and safe use of traditional medicine. In the discussion session, it was seen that the participants had increased their knowledge about how to use traditional medicines correctly and safely. They become more careful in consuming traditional medicine. The conclusion is that health education activities on guidelines for the use of traditional medicines can increase public knowledge about how to use traditional medicines properly.
 
 

National Digital Book Platform in the Discourse of the National Bibliography: Some Results of the 33rd Moscow International Book Fair

The Coronavirus crisis of 2020 has seriously changed the state of the book industry around the world, including the technological aspect of industry interaction. Revision of the publishing policy and optimization of internal resources become inevitable. Digitalization of the book market and growth of sales through Internet channels has speeded up radically. Both publishers and libraries are significantly increasing their presence on the Internet and working to develop a variety of educational online services. Electronic library book has become more popular, and the number of requests to the National electronic library has increased. During this period, the professional community has an updated request to create National digital book platform that can unite book industry entities, among which libraries are the key link. Development of this initiative received a new impetus at the 33rd Moscow International Book Fair, held on September 2—6, 2020 in the Manege Central Exhibition Hall. V.V. Duda, General Director of the Russian State Library, notes that the idea of creating the National Bibliography of Russia should be the basis of the technological development of the project.

Fraternelle mélancolie: Melville et Hawthorne, une passion

Fraternelle mélancolie: Melville et Hawthorne, une passion

Should You Talk to Nazis? The Political Philosophy of Bruno Latour and the Controversy Surrounding the 2016–2017 Gothenburg Book Fair

ABSTRACT Through engaging with the political philosophy of Bruno Latour, this paper contributes to the discussion on human rights and the challenge of right-wing extremism. As the paper argues, Latour’s works proceed from a critique of those actors who want to limit or deny the ability of other actors to present their concerns publicly. His political philosophy therefore raises the question of whether all matters of concern should be given public legitimacy. The issue is discussed in relation to the controversy and subsequent debate surrounding the 2016–2017 Gothenburg Book Fair, when the newspaper Nya Tider, which sympathises with right-wing extremist movements, was granted a permit to exhibit at the fair. The paper concludes that freedom of expression, according to Latour’s reasoning, expresses the limit of public engagement by those actors who currently are not part of the public, while also signifying a prerequisite right in any democratic public.

PUSAT LITERASI KOTA PONTIANAK

Central Connecticut State University stated in 2016, Indonesia was ranked 60th out of 61 countries regarding literacy. According to UNESCO literacy is the ability to identify, understand, interpret, communicate, in various contexts. The National Alibaca Index said that most provinces in Indonesia have a low literacy index, including West Kalimantan, which is ranked 3rd out of 34 provinces. However, in Pontianak City, in the last 5 years, various literacy-based activities such as exhibitions, book fairs, discussions have been intensively held, as well as recorded more than 20 literacy communities in 2019. All literacy activities are organized independently and have no special space. Therefore, considering literacy needs and problems, the potential location for the design area is Jl. General Ahmad Yani, Pontianak City. However, there are problems where there is no standardization that can be used as a reference for designing a Literacy Center. Therefore, the design method used is the Design Thinking method, which, according to Kambel (2009), is a creative approach by gathering information and opportunities available to be synthesized into innovation and work ideas. Through this method, facilities such as exhibition rooms, classrooms, reading and collection, as well as spatial arrangements and forms are found to accommodate literacy activities in Pontianak.

The book market during digitalization epoch: What should the libraries know. <i>(Based on the materials of 2019 London Book Fair)</i>

The paper continues to review ideas, technologies and solutions discussed at the London Book Fair 2019. There are two through lines of technology development. First, our “new” technology is derivative of earlier technologies, similar to Darwinian evolution. Second, each of those earlier technologies resulted in upheaval, uncertainty, and unrest. The blockchain platform is already taking a transformative role in supply chain management, music licensing, recordkeeping. Rights transactions for creative works happen in myriad ways. First you have a book deal, then video deal, then e-book licensing deal or a video game deal or a merchandising deal. With blockchain, all those deals can be united in a “smart contract”. The launch by the European Research Council of the Coalition S consortium with the goal of making “full and immediate Open Access to research publications a reality” was a major development in open access last year. Open access must be based on a sustainable model. Copyright was created to encourage and reward creativity. We should not expect copyright to constantly contort itself into something for which it was not intended. Policy focus is now on democratizing knowledge” and ensuring as many people as possible can tap into this rich natural resource of mankind.

THE INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITY OF THE UKRAINIAN BOOK PUBLISHING INDUSTRY

The purpose of this article is to analyse the programmes of the international cooperation in the book publishing industry and to identify promising directions in the development of the Ukrainian book industry in the process of such cooperation. The research methodology is based on the use of comparative and historical, statistical methods that have provided comprehensive information in the field of international cooperation of Ukrainian publishing as of an activity that is very important for the cultural and intellectual development of the society. Bibliographic methods – functional, analytical and thematic, structural and typological – helped to determine the forms and methods to expand cooperation in the field of book publishing and at the same time define development prospects of the domestic book publishing, distribution and usage. The scientific novelty lies in the fact that current international communication programmes in the field of publishing industry have been comprehensively examined for the first time. The field of international cooperation in the book publishing industry has been analysed as a complex systematic entity that performs its functions in various aspects and at different levels. Therefore, book publishing as a means of dissemination of national culture is at the same time a determining factor of progress of the world book industry and a phenomenon of international culture. An international interaction of cultures is needed for the development of each individual national culture, for the emergence of new resources and motivation for improvement. Thus, the necessity of international book publishing contacts depends on the objective needs. Conclusions. It is shown that the international cooperation in the field of book publishing is aimed at the enhancing of the international cooperation of Ukraine with other countries; contributes to the strengthening of the international image of Ukraine; serves as a statement of common to all values; promotes the development of the national book industry; attracts Ukrainians to the world’s spiritual and social values, technological achievements; ensures a direct and proper exchange of cultural, intellectual and material values. The study identifies the main directions of international cooperation, including Ukraine’s participation in the international book fairs, exhibitions; publishers’ participation in the international programmes; intense activity in the field of literature translation, etc. Thus, the strategic goal and priorities of the international cooperation of Ukraine in book publishing industry has been defined: firstly, to increase the level of the national book publishing; secondly, the use of world achievements in domestic practice; thirdly, the promotion of the Ukrainian book publishing in the world.