Frankfurt Book Fair 2026 Concludes
The Frankfurt Book Fair concluded yesterday. This year, with emphasis on the functions of artificial intelligence, it examined AI's role in the book market.
Iranian Ambassador Arjan International Service (Arjan Ambassador) - Elaha Shams: The Frankfurt Book Fair 2026 shows from the same entrance that it is no longer just a copyright market. In the middle of the open area of the exhibition, in the square named "Agora", they have arranged large wooden structures with the words "Sit and tell a story" written on them in 14 different languages. From a distance, everything looks like a big celebration; People taking pictures with books, chatting in cafes and wandering along corridors. But it is enough to listen to the publishers to feel that under the skin of this bustle, there is a common concern: in an era where algorithms write stories for us and the world is full of war and crisis, is literature going to save us or is it becoming a digital commodity?
Frankfurt officials have made a smart decision this year. If before this crowded signing queues and noise of visitors hindered the work of publishers, this year they have practically divided the space into two parts: the ground floors are dedicated to the general audience and the shopping and entertainment experience, and the upper floors are for specialized meetings, contract evaluation and international trade.
On the ground floor, everything is full of color and movement. Hall 4 is filled with all kinds of comics, manga and video games and it shows that the border between picture book, webtoon and computer games has disappeared. A hall beyond, the section of mystery and crime stories is full of mystery solving workshops and the audience is gathered around the murder case table. But on the upper floor of the same hall, in "Hub Knowledge" and "Scene of Innovation", the atmosphere is completely different; Experts sit down to see how the future of the book economy is intertwined with artificial intelligence and data-driven marketing.
The first one was a German studio called "Garage 51". They did not want to write the book instead of the author; They said that with augmented reality and interactive tools, the cover and pages of a paper book can be brought to life so that the new generation reader can have a better connection with the story world.
A few steps further, Irish startup Droid Learning tackled an old problem for publishers: a mountain of old PDF files, scanned documents and scattered information on computers that no intelligent system can read properly. Niamh Faller, the manager of this collection, explained how they use their software to categorize and tag these decayed texts so that the publisher can dig through their archives and produce new books without worrying about copyright theft. Faller said the next step in artificial intelligence is not just counting words; Systems are also learning to understand the humor, the sad tone or the literary complexities of the text.
This year, Frankfurt deepened its cooperation with the Karlovy Vary Film Festival and Czech cultural institutions to launch a project called "Book to Screen"; A project that aims to sell the rights to adapt lesser-seen books to filmmakers. In the meantime, two arithmetic books were flowered. The first was the novel Cupid at the Kremlin Wall by Aka Morchiladze, a Georgian writer. The story of a revolutionary woman in 1939 who secretly takes a train from Tbilisi to Moscow to face Stalin, who was her childhood friend; A novel full of suspense, the horror of party purges and the presence of cinematographers such as Sergei Eisenstein, which made the movie producers really happy.
The second was a Slovak graphic novel called The Zone by Daniel Meiling; A bitter and humorous story about an abandoned region in the south of Slovakia, where environmental crises have had a strange effect on the behavior and brains of its people. The strong depictions of this work made four European producers come to the table to sign a contract with the publisher to make a film and series; An incident that shows how much the right to adapt images can help the income of independent publishers.
In Hall 5, "Scene Asia" tried to break the old stereotypes about publishing in the East. Claudia Kaiser and Daminador D. Bohin spoke of the booming book market in India, China and Southeast Asia and emphasized that no modern technology should diminish the spirit of native storytelling and the authenticity of languages.
But perhaps the most moving part of the exhibition came when two European publishers, Paulina Jurashkova from the Czech Republic and Tom Jonas Müller from Germany, came to talk about their recent trip to Ukraine. They participated in the "Arsenal Book" festival in Kyiv; A festival that was held in underground shelters just a few days after the heavy bombings and with the slogan "Carry your freedom".
Yurashkova described with disgust what it means to see a line of people standing in the dark and under the sound of sirens to buy books and listen to the poems of writers who died in the war. Müller also reminded that bringing these experiences to Frankfurt is not a charitable gesture of the West for the East; This is an important reminder to the entire world's publishing industry that when all else falls apart, the word is man's only refuge.
Frankfurt 2026 ended with this dichotomy: on the one hand, technology companies that are measuring and digitizing words, and on the other hand, stories that are still saving lives in the basements. An exhibition that showed that no matter how complex the algorithms become, what ultimately keeps the book alive is the human heart that turns its pages.
"Caring for Her" by Jean-Baptiste Andrea, a reflection on memory, freedom and the responsibility of the artist.
The Frankfurt Book Fair ended its work yesterday, an exhibition that this year focused on the intelligence of the functions of artificial intelligence and examined its role in the book market.
Zanjan - Vice President of Economy and Culture of Iran Book and Literature House met and talked with booksellers in Zanjan.
Hormozgan - Rasakh Library official announced the holding of a special ceremony commemorating Hafez in Dostdar Kitab Gezir village and in Rasakh Library.
Khorasan-Razavi- specialized exhibition of the book "Hafez; The mirror of mysticism and love" was held in the Holy Shrine of Hazrat Reza (AS) with the display of works in Persian, English, German, and Chinese languages.
Hormozgan - The writers of Hormozgan, on the occasion of National Children's Week, had a sincere meeting with their children and teenagers and told them sweet stories and answered their children's questions.
Rereading the epic and tragedy of Palestinians' suffering in the horizon of literature; From mirage of migration to awakening in the stronghold of struggle and national self-awareness in a look at the novel "Men in the Sun" by Ghassan Kanfani.
At the same time as the 20th of Mehr, the commemoration day of Hafez Shirazi, a look at Mohammad Ali Eslami Nadoshan's record of Hafez studies shows that he got to know Hafez's Diwan in his father's house in Nadoshan from his childhood, and this attachment over decades led to writing speeches and books such as "The Endless Story of Hafez", "Reflection on Hafez" and "Four Speakers of Iran's Conscience"; The works that put his name in the ranks of well-known Hafez scholars of the country.
Fars - The 30th anniversary of Hafez's academic meeting was held with the presence of a group of university professors, researchers, writers and those interested in Hafez Shirazi's poetry and thought, focusing on "Hafez in artistic and literary creations".
Fars- Hafez's tomb was held on the anniversary of the commemoration of this famous lyric poet.
The meeting of "Top Dissertations" will be held with the presence of Maryam Hashemi Moghadam, with the topic of examining old Iranian customs, traditions and vocabulary in Bakhtiari culture and dialect.
Khuzestan- The book "Mozban Khan Sukund", a historical account of the participation of the Sukund family in some political movements at the end of the Qajar period until the years of the Pahlavi period, has been published by Gholam Ali Izadi, a writer from Khuzestan.
Farhad Hemmati wrote: In addition to advancing the Nazi goals in the university, Heidegger also controlled the professors and students and even spied on the professors and gave secret reports. Like the case of Edward Baumgarten, who followed John Dewey's pragmatism in philosophy, which caused him to be expelled from the university.
Yazd- The meeting of "Gazal's Mirror" was held in the Vaziri Library of Yazd, a library that hosts one of the most exquisite manuscripts of Divan Hafez in Iran.
On the occasion of Hafez Day, the deputy minister of cultural affairs wrote: Perhaps the prophetic hadith "Inna minna al-Sha'ar al-Hikmah" (some poems are full of wisdom) refers to this holy capacity in linking artistic form with practical wisdom, and Hafez's poetry is undoubtedly the highest example of this meaning.
Two months after marriage, Fakhrizadeh went to Hamza Seyyed al-Shohda's camp in Urmia city with his family by the order of Martyr Mohammad Boroujerdi and after some time they returned to Tehran. He was also present in the battle fronts during the Iran-Iraq war. The main part of his activity was in the western front
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"Blood of the heart that was spilled" Ayatollah Khamenei's collection of memoirs from the years of struggle, prison and exile was translated into Armenian by the efforts of Maryam Zazian.
The chairman of the board of directors of Arvin Mehr Fajr Company announced that the presence of 280 companies in the 33rd Tehran International Printing and Packaging Exhibition has been confirmed.
Kermanshah - Kermanshah has been the subject of many researches and writings over the years, and part of the history, culture, society and identity of this land has been recorded in books and written sources. However, what has been collected and researched so far is not the end of the way to know Kermanshah. Among the sources collected for researchers, there are still parts of the history and identity of this province that need to be studied, recorded and documented; A problem that highlights the need to pay attention again to the assets and gaps of the sources of Kermanshah history.
Fatemeh Sadat Mirrezi said: When a historian starts the history of Islam from creation, brings it to his own time through the history of prophets and previous nations, and then places it on the horizon of the end of time, he is actually not just reporting the past; Rather, it also interprets its present time in a larger historical whole.
With the presence of professors of Persian language and literature, the unveiling meeting and signing ceremony of "One went, one came, and other new works by Sadegh Hedayat" will be held.
Khorasan Razavi - The 19th of October 1405 is the 87th anniversary of the birth of the poet, researcher and scholar of Iranian literature and citizen of Neyshabur, "Mohammedreza Shafiei Kodkani". The following picture shows the graduation certificate of this enduring figure of Iranian literature from Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, which was issued in June 1344, with a score of 19 in the field of Persian language and literature. A document from the scholarly days of a man whose name still shines in the sphere of poetry and literary research in Iran and the world.
Mehrangiz Akhavi: Sometimes a good story, without directly talking about friendship, courage, acceptance of differences or responsibility, puts these concepts in the child's life. In my opinion, a story that prompts a child's mind to move after the end can have a deeper and more lasting impact than dozens of educational sentences.
Amiri Tehrani said: The ancient works and historical documents cited by the speakers are a reflection of the spirit of Iranian culture and thought, which has been manifested in the civilizational background of this land, including the Persian Gulf and the Oman Sea. A culture and thought that has continued since ancient Iran and has guaranteed the continuity of the Iranian world.
Amir Sokrati believes that Ardeshir Mohassas is one of the most praised artists who is not appreciated enough.
Hamedan - Director General of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism of Hamedan said: While the new axis of "Irfan Tourism Strip" has been defined in recent days, we are following the placement of Bou Alisina and Hamedan in this strategic path.
Bushehr - Omid Ghazanfar, a 61-year-old journalist and poet from Bushehri, died after years of eye disease.