Indonesia Prepares 300 Books for Frankfurt Book Fair 2016

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In this article: Eka Kurniawan Goenawan Mohamad Laksmi Pamuntjak Seno Gumira Ajidarma

By Chitra Paramaesti
Originally published in Tempo English.
Sep 29, 2016

Indonesia will be participating in the Frankfurt Book Fair from October 19-23, 2016 in Germany. At the world's largest and oldest book fair, Indonesia will display 300 books selected by a team of independent curators.

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