nurturing Spanish publishers, the main cultural industry of the country, in this edition Frankfurt Book Fair tribute to a couple: on the one hand, the guest of honor of Spain, on the other, Felipe VI, organized his state visit to Germany (the first in 25 years) to open with Germany on the same days. German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
The king and his wife Letizia, attended the ceremony opens on tuesday and they returned to visit the stands first thing this Wednesday morning calmly. broadcasters as well as those established by regional governments. At ten in the morning they started their tour of Asturias. When they arrived in Catalonia, Patrici Tixis, president of Gremi d’Editors, spoke with them for a few minutes, emphasizing the importance of public-private cooperation in selling publications abroad. He also underlined that “more than half of Spain’s editorial output” comes from Catalonia. the “power” of the industry. The monarchs listened attentively and nodded.
Before saying goodbye, Tixis told them ‘Barcelona, the city of books, Sergio Vila-Sanjuan’s photo. Gremi’s head told them he had asked the author to dedicate the book to both of them, which sparked an argument between Felipe and Letizia over who should keep him. “I’ll hold this!” The representatives of the stand and the large circle that accompanied them were released almost simultaneously as they laughed.
The one hour visit allowed them to ‘refresh’ their library. They left Frankfurt 19 books and a CD as gifts. from ‘Adventures’ Tom Sawyer‘ is illustrated by Antonio Lorente (Edelvives) to ‘The Frankenstein Effect’ by Elia Barceló (Edebé), the latter specifically targeting his daughter Sofia. He flew to Madrid for the ‘life and poetry of Miguel Hernández’ (Edebé) de infanta.
Books by Grandes and Garcia Montero
At the Tusquets booth, Letizia showed interest in the posthumous novel. Almudena Grandes. The editor-in-chief Juan Cerezo handed it to him. He also offered her the last of his poems. Luis Garcia Montero’s photo., ‘One year and three months’ Felipe VI mediated and suggested to his wife that he could take advantage and ask the author to sign. Garcia Montero Director of the Cervantes Institute, he was only a few meters away and accompanied them on their visits. Letizia once again showed that she loved to read, thanked Cerezo and said with great devotion that she already had it and had read it to him.
The most intriguing interpretation of what was heard during his walk at the Frankfurt Fair had a political rather than a cultural background. As soon as they entered the pavilion with the Spanish stands, a woman in her 40s came up to them and said, “I will pray for you!” said. This was Sylvie Faÿ, communications director for French Éditions Emmanuel. “They have a huge responsibility ahead of them. It’s too complicated for them …”, she justified herself trying to get a good picture of “Europe’s best kings”.