Beijing Book Fair: Events Sep 3-7

By Bruce Humes, published September 2, 2009, 10:27p.m.

Can’t believe that Paper-Republic—based in Beijing!—hasn’t got something a bit more meaty up regarding the “international” book fair on through Sep 7.

You might want to check out the fair’s official English web site, or then again, perhaps not. Here’s what you will not find: A list of exhibitors, international or otherwise; A full list of forum/seminar topics. And so forth. But just in case you are interested, there is a nice news piece on the fair in 2008. For 2009 factoids, please revisit in 2010...

Spain is the Guest of Honor, and there are many forums/seminars on Spanish literature and other topics hosted by the Beijing Cervantes Institute. This list is in English.

A quick look at the long list of forums/seminars described in Chinese (some will no doubt be bilingual) reveals a handful of potentially interesting topics:

Sep 4
10:30-11:30: Book launch: Xinjiang books

Sep 5
13:00-15:00: Spanish-Chinese translation
14:00-15:00: Preparing for Frankfurt Book Fair. How to “go global.”

Sep 6
15:00-16:00: Publishing and Translation Seminar: Image of Chinese literature abroad

Bruce Humes
Chinese Books, English Reviews