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The Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) announced that the 43rd edition of the Sharjah International Book Fair will be held from November 6 to 17.
The event, which attracts local, Arab and international publishing houses, will host writers, authors, thinkers and creatives from various fields, to participate in sessions that shed light on issues of literature, culture and thought, and review their pioneering literary and intellectual experiences.
The authority revealed that this edition of the fair celebrates the Kingdom of Morocco as the guest of honour and will witness a wide range of cultural and artistic events, including interactive workshops, book signing sessions.
It will bring readers together with their favourite authors, artistic, theatrical and global touring performances that create an atmosphere of cultural and creative diversity, in addition to cultural forums that provide an opportunity for dialogue and knowledge exchange between attendees and participants.
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“Today, the need to affirm the centrality of books in building bridges of human communication between nations and peoples is greater than ever before. Therefore, the Sharjah International Book Fair represents a living message co-written by thousands of writers, authors and artists from the world here in Sharjah, to re-draw the attention of the entire world to the fact that all the achievements that civilisations aspire to begin with a book, and every noble value that is rooted in the conscience of peoples is embodied in a book," Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, Chairperson of the Sharjah Book Authority, said.
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