Iranian Publishers Attend 58th Belgrade Book Fair

Belgrade, Oct 21, IRNA – A number of Iranian publishers are taking part in the 58th International Belgrade Book Fair that was inaugurated on October 20. Hundreds of domestic and foreign publishers are also present in the week-long international event which is the largest one in Europe after Frankfurt Book Fair. Polish writer Olga Tokarczuk who is this year’s nominee for the Nobel Prize in Literature is Belgrade’s special guest. Foreign diplomats including Iranian Ambassador to Serbia Majid Fahimpour were present in the opening ceremony of the event Sunday evening. Belgrade International Book Fair is hosting publishers from Iran, Britain, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Spain, Japan, China, Russia, Belarus, Brazil, Angola, Croatia, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, India and Poland./end