The 26th edition of the “Tirana 2023” Book Fair opened today in the capital, with the participation of 95 publishing houses.

Under the motto “The book unites us all”, the fair was opened with the support of the Ministry of Culture and the National Book and Reading Center.

The Minister of Culture, Elva Margariti, present at the opening ceremony of the fair in the lobby of the Palace of Congresses in Tirana, where publishers, writers, etc. were present, described it as a long-awaited event by every publisher, author, translator.

“The book fair is an event that raises the atmosphere on the eve of national holidays, which cannot be understood without language and literature. There are 5 days filled with promotions, meetings and discussions on the challenges facing the book and reading”, said Margariti.

The 5-day book fair will bring together publishing houses from Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Montenegro, writers, poets, translators and readers, who are familiar with new publications, discuss the issues of contemporary literature, translation into the Albanian language and many other activities with authors and researchers.

During the days of the fair, writers from Albania, Kosovo, but also foreigners will be present. The guest will be Lilian Thuram, an outstanding footballer, but this time he comes as a writer, as well as Ilide Carmignani, a personality of literature, not only Italian but also European, the Italian writer Alessio Puleo, the Italian writer Viola Ardone, the Italian translator Ilide Carmignani etc.

The fair will also be accompanied by a series of promotional activities, while on November 18, the 4 annual prizes will be awarded, selected by the jury headed by journalist Arta Marku.

The book festival has already become a tradition where book lovers frequent the premises of the Palace of Congresses. For all regular readers, this fair is one of the most important events and one of the biggest events for the large range of publishing houses and for the large number of titles.

The Book Fair “Tirana 2023” will remain open for visitors at the Palace of Congresses until the 19th of November.

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