At least two Egyptian publishers will participate in the Jerusalem Book Fair to be held here from May 5-10. But they will come as individuals, not an official delegation — apparently because the Cairo authorities have not been very encouraging and because they are concerned about their sales in other Arab countries.
This year’s fair has attracted about 1,000 publishers from 40 countries. They will put on display some 100,000 books. The countries represented include Turkey, Hungary, Ireland and Brazil.
The main event of the fair will be presentation of the Jerusalem Prize for literature to a writer whose works have given expression to the freedom of man in society. This year’s recipient is Czechoslovakian-born Milan Kundera.
In contrast to other book fairs, which are mainly for the sale of republication and distribution rights, the Jerusalem Book Fair will stress a series of cultural events for the publishers and the general public.
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