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The Frankfurt Book Fair (German: Frankfurter Buchmesse, abbr. FBM) is the world's largest trade fair for books, based on the number of publishing companies represented. The five-day annual event in mid-October is held at the Frankfurt Trade Fair grounds in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The first three days are restricted exclusively to ...
The Börsenverein organises the annual Frankfurter Buchmesse (Frankfurt Book Fair). Beginning in 1950, the Friedenspreis des Deutschen Buchhandels has been issued at the Paulskirche as part of the fair. It supports (as ideeller Träger) the Leipziger Buchmesse, where it awards the annual Leipzig Book Award for European Understanding.
Paulskirche in Frankfurt Ceremony in 2009. Friedenspreis des Deutschen Buchhandels is an international peace prize awarded annually by the Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels (English: German Publishers and Booksellers Association), [1] which runs the Frankfurt Book Fair. The award ceremony is held in the Paulskirche in Frankfurt. The prize ...
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It is presented annually during the Frankfurt Book Fair. The prize was created in 2005, as a successor to the Deutscher Bücherpreis , to heighten awareness for authors writing in German. It is based on the same idea as literary prizes such as the Man Booker Prize or the Prix Goncourt .
In 2023, the LiBeraturpreis had been awarded to Palestinian author Adania Shibli for her novel Minor Detail (German: Eine Nebensache), a literary text based on the rape and murder of a Palestinian girl in 1949 by Israeli soldiers. [16] Originally, the award ceremony of this LiBeraturpreis at the Frankfurt Book Fair had been announced for 20 ...
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The merchants held a book fair here twice a year from 1480. [2] Over time, the Frankfurt Book Fair became the most important book fair in Europe. Due to the liberal regulations of the Free Imperial City, even the writings of Martin Luther could be traded here at the beginning of the Reformation, which was banned elsewhere because of heresy. [3]