![]() “Books have been our refuge from the alienation that is slowly engulfing the world,” Oprescu argued in his speech, mentioning the Bucharest Mayor’s Office’s support of the event. “International participation is growing by the year,” he added.īucharest General Mayor Sorin Oprescu and the chairman of the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Society, Andras Istvan Demeter, were among the participants in the opening ceremony. “This year’s figures are nothing short of miraculous,” the executive director of the fair, Vlad Epstein, stated before the inauguration. The event was opened for the first time ever by a Bach mini-recital. Over 650 book launches, as well as other special events, are to take place until Sunday, when the fair closes. ![]() The “Gaudeamus” International Book Fair, taking up a 14,000 sq m-surface in Bucharest’s Romexpo complex and enjoying a record number of participants this year, kicked off yesterday, tempting book-lovers with the latest offers of over 400 Romanian and foreign publishers. ![]()
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