The big book fair, which began on Wednesday in Frankfurt am Main, ended on Sunday. While the first days were strictly industry-specific, at the weekend the fair opened its gates to readers. The Polish stand was then visited by the German Polish community in particularly large numbers.

A three-day literary festival devoted to the life and works of Gustaw Herling-Grudziński (1919-2000) began on Thursday in Naples, where the writer lived for 45 years. The series of events will honour the year of the author of Inny świat (“A World Apart”), announced by the Polish Parliament. The festival will also be attended by the director of the Book Institute, Dariusz Jaworski.

The presentation of Janusz Korczak’s book Józki, Jaśki i Franki (“Joeys, Johnnies and Frankies”) took place on Thursday at the Polish Institute in Budapest with the participation of representatives of the Hungarian Pedagogical Society, which published the book. The publication of the translation of the book was supported by the Book Institute as part of the ©Poland Translation Programme.