The Israeli public, as well as the participants to the book fair, will have the opportunity to meet at the 2013 edition with renowned Romanian writers: Varujan Vosganian, Vasile Ernu, Lucian Dan Teodorovici, Bogdan-Alexandru Stănescu, together with the Romanian language Israeli author Madeleine Davidsohn.
First held in 1963, The Jerusalem International Book Fair is a biennial event and attracts thousands of visitors every edition. This year there are expected to participate over 600 publishers and authors from more than 30 countries. The Fair's most important events is the awarding of the prestigious Jerusalem Prize, received during the years by writers such as: Jorge Louis Borges, Eugene Ionesco, Milan Kundera, Ernesto Sabato, Mario Vargas Llosa, Jorge Semprun, Arthur Miller, Haruki Murakami etc. At the 2013 edition, which celebrates 50 years since the establishment of the book fair, the Jerusalem Prize will be awarded to the Spanish writer Antonio Muñoz Molina.
Romanian literary events at the Fair:
I. Literary Cafes (in English)
• Monday, 11.02.2013, 11.00 am- Whispers of a silent past, Prof. Yair Auron (Israel), “Denial: Israel and the Armenian Genocide”, with Varujan Vosganian (Romania), about “The Book of Whispers” and the Armenian Genocide.
• Monday, 11.02.2013, 4.45 pm- Writers you should meet. Poet, editor and translator Tal Nitzan (Israel) introduces: Naomi Alderman (U.K), Rocío Durán-Barba (Ecuador), Vasile Ernu (Romania) and Ursula Krechel (Germany)
II. Book launches and presentations at the Romanian stand (in Romanian, Hebrew and English)
• Monday, 11. 02.2013, 6 pm- A new book by Lucian Dan Teodorovici: "Matei the Brown", Polirom Publishing House, Iasi, 2012. Participants: Lucian Dan Teodorovici. Moderator: Bogdan-Alexandru Stanescu.
• Tuesday, 12.02. 2013, 7 pm- New books edited by Hasefer Publishing House. Participants: Alexandru Marinescu, Moshe Idel, Zoltan Terner, Ion Stiubea and Andreea Soare.
• Wednesday, 13. 02. 2013, 3 pm- Presentation and reading: Teach me how to live, a new book by Madelaine Davidson, Vremea Publishing House, Bucharest, 2012. Moderator: Ion Stiubea, journalist at Kol Israel.
• Thursday, 14. 02. 2013, 1 pm- Presentation and reading: And then, after the battle, we stopped to catch our breath… by Bogdan-Alexandru Stănescu, Cartea Românească Publishing House, 2012, Iaşi. Moderator: Lucian Dan Teodorovici
• Thursday, 14. 02. 2013, 2 pm- Two Romanian writers talking about "Things that come between us”, their new book , Polirom 2012, Iasi. Participants: Vasile Ernu, Bogdan-Alexandru Stănescu. Moderator: Lucian Dan Teodorovici
More information about the Jerusalem International Book Fair: http://www.jerusalembookfair.com
Romanian Publishing Houses at the Book Fair: All, Brumar, Cartea Românească, Corint, Curtea Veche, Editura Institutului Cultural Român, Editura Universităţii Bucureşti, Hasefer, House of Guides, Humanitas, Ideea Europeană, Institutul European, Litera Internaţional, Monitorul Oficial, Nemira, Niculescu, Noi Media Print, Paralela 45, Polirom, Rao, Trei, Vinea, Vivaldi, Vremea.
