Vietnamese children’s books to hit shelves in Korean fair
VOV.VN - Vietnam will join 193 publishing houses and 118 writers worldwide to take part in the first-ever Busan International Children’s Book Fair which is scheduled to take place from November 28 to December 1 in the Republic of Korea (RoK).
The fair will showcase books of five Vietnamese representatives, namely Kim Dong Publishing House, Tre (Youth) Publishing House, Phu nu (Women) Publishing House, Nha Nam Culture and Communications JSC, and Thai Ha Books JSC.
More than 50 books are set to be introduced at the Vietnamese booth, thereby reflecting the unique cultural identity of the country.
The Busan International Children’s Book Fair (BICBF), the RoK’s first international children’s book fair, represents a festival and platform that is dedicated to fostering a diverse children’s book industry whilst promoting the exchange of children’s literature from all around the world.
The BICBF serves as a vital stage to introduce Korean children’s books to the world, and at the same time to provide a venue for publishers, authours, illustrators, and industry professionals to share their experiences.
This year's theme is “Laputa”, a floating island that appears in Jonathan Swift's “Gulliver’s Travels” (1726), which seeks to create a space of "unlimited hope and imagination that children bear".
Over 400 children’s books will be available for browsing at the fair’s exhibition centre.
The event is to be hosted by the Korea Publishers Association, which also plays host to the annual Seoul International Book Fair.
