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Non/Fiction Book Fair opens in Moscow

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Non/Fiction Book Fair opens in Moscow


24.03.2021

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The work of the fair of Non/fiction intellectual literature started on Wednesday, March 24, TASS reports. It takes place for the 22nd time. Representatives of publishing houses, book trade enterprises and cultural institutions from 19 countries gathered in Moscow.

All fans of this literary genre are invited to Gostiny Dvor. The large-scale event in the cultural life of the country will be held offline, but the organizers remind of the need to comply with sanitary safety rules.

The audience is expected to meet with writers, events dedicated to science and comics. Everyone will be able to attend lectures on a healthy lifestyle, master classes. Performances and film screenings are also planned.

The program of the literary fair includes about 400 events. Yevgeny Vodolazkin, Andrey Rubanov, Narine Abgaryan, Alexey Slapovsky and others will perform.

On the first day of work, the guests will have Comics Day. Creative Writing School promises to teach creative writing. Maria Karaicheva will teach how to write down  memories. A special section will be devoted to gastronomy and travel.

The organizers have prepared a large children's program. In its center - meetings with writers Andrei Usachev, Anastasia Strokina. Anastasia Orlova and others.

Foreign guests will chat with readers online. Among them are Holly Webb from Great Britain, Sebastian Meschenmoser from Germany, Benjamin Lacombe from France, Gabriella Baruch from Israel.

Last year, due to the unfavorable epidemiological situation, the fair was held online.

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