Among the things that will remain of this very strange year in memory, is also the word “physically”. Is used to mark something as special, that was recently granted. Thus, according to the Frankfurt book fair, “the 2020 planned physical guest of honour appearance of Canada” moved to the following year. What there was to move there, not is unclear, from the host country’s pavilion, and the “physical” readings in the style of the speech was, anyway, and from the canadian languages translated title in the large German group of publishers will be at the trade fair stands are not present, because the publishers want to book stands.

And while you are still asking whether or not the rest of the physique of the increasingly anemic appearing fair should also be held in the following year moved in, including the physical books this autumn, for the autumn of 2021 referred to the title could appear a year later, and so on, pulls out the book fair for the host country to performances in the coming years – Spain, Slovenia, Italy, and is just this card: Everything as planned, just a year later. The desire to be considered by the Committee of the canadian guest of honour appearance, the fair, the met, the host country Committee of Spain, Slovenia and Italy are also expected to have agreed.

The digital to the rescue

you responded, but different: Spain is “fully persuaded that this scheme will help our performance in 2022 to even more success,” to not recognize the other two indicated that the conversion was very easy to do, you feel committed to the idea of solidarity. The advantages for Canada, which must now be expected, in spite of Corona in the next year to a beautiful physique, are at Hand, and this is also true for the trade fair visitors by 2021, who were looking forward this year to Canada and now not empty. But otherwise?

the Fact that especially for the appearance of translated and are now appearing or already published in the canadian title will also be perceived in the next year, you might hope. But what is this year, with the host country? Don’t worry, it means from the Braubach street, where the Frankfurt book fair resides, there is still the “digital book fair in Frankfurt 2020”, and for this a strong virtual presence “of canadian authors and publishers, is provided” like it.