Africa is in focus at Göteborg Book Fair 2010!
The 26th Book Fair takes place from the 23-26 Septem- ber at the Swedish Exhibition Centre in Göteborg.
Together with writers, publishers, media, organisations and companies from Scandinavia and Africa, we look forward to presenting the richness of African literature to the public in Scandinavia.
Africa will be present in the exhibition and seminar pro- gramme at Göteborg Book Fair, as well as at art, dance, theatre and music events throughout the whole city.
You can follow the preparations for Göteborg Book Fair 2010 at this website.
Programme
The Seminar program of the upcoming Göteborg Book Fair has been presented for the Swedish press. The theme is the broadest up to date: Africa and African literature! Over 70 guests from 25 countries of the African continent will be there. Overall this year's seminar program includes 446 seminars, with about 800 participants from 36 countries.
“There is a strong interest in Africa right now, not at least thanks to the World Cup in South Africa in June. With the Africa focus of this year's Book Fair, we will put the African literary scene in the lime light. Many new and already established writers and cultural workers will provide a more complex picture of this exciting continent”, says Carin Norberg, head of the Nordic Africa Institute.
Soon the Program can be downloaded in English at www.bok-bibliotek.se/en/
Short news
Mpho Tutu Lectures at Göteborg Book Fair
We have the pleasure to announce the preacher, pastor and author Mpho Tutu as guest and lecturer at this year's Göteborg Book Fair.
Mpho Tutu and her father Desmond Tutu believe that all of us are literally hardwired to be good, to enact positive change in our communities and across the globe, and that by spreading this message of peace and goodwill we can better bring this change into fruition.
This is the proclamation of Made for Goodness by the authors Mpho and Desmond Tutu. The book will soon be released in Swedish by the publisher Libris Förlag. The Book Fair will take place 23 - 26 September. (Published March 19)
The Zimbawean author Petina Gappah visits Göteborg Book Fair
The winner of Guardian First Book Award 2009, Patina Gappah, is about to visit Göteborg Book Fair. Gappah is a new strong voice in African literature, and her debut “An Elegy for Easterly” has been greatly received by the international media. (Published March 11)
Nuruddin Farah and Elieshi Lema visits Göteborg Book Fair
Nuruddin Farah, one of Africa's most acclaimed writers, and Elieshi Lema, one of Tanzania's most colorful cultural personalities, are the latest confirmed guests at the 2010 Göteborg Book Fair. The two have now been added to the list of eminent representatives of contemporary literature at the Book Fair, this year with focus on African literature. Previously, Nawal El Saadawi and Alexander McCall Smith have confirmed their participation. (Published February 25)
New
'The Nordic Documentation on the Liberation Struggle in Southern Africa Project' -read more www.liberationafrica.se
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Contact
For more information about Africa in focus at Göteborg Book Fair, or if you are interested in participating as an individual or an organisation, contact Clara Déry, Project Manager, +46(0) 709 64 16 55, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
For more information about Göteborg Book Fair, contact Birgitta Jacobson Ekblom, Public Affairs Manager, +46(0) 31 708 84 05, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it