Boualem Sansal, the French-Algerian winner (2011) of the German book trade’s Peace Prize reportedly is being detained by Algiers.
Politics in Paris: Russia’s Country of Honor Stint at the Salon du Livre Reflects Strained Relations
Book fairs can find themselves in the middle of shifting geopolitics. At the just-closed Salon du Livre in Paris, the French president sidestepped a visit to Russia’s Country of Honor stand.
Angela Merkel, Emmanuel Macron To Open Frankfurter Buchmesse and Guest of Honor Program
The French president joins the German chancellor at Frankfurt’s opening, as France’s ‘Francfort en français’ program opens in the Guest of Honor pavilion.