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Adania Shibli was awarded the prize for her novel about the 1949 murder of a Palestinian girl by Israeli soldiers. Marco Destefanis/Alamy

October 18, 2023

Frankfurt book fair: cancelled prize ceremony for Palestinian author is part of a long history of political zigzagging

Claire Squires, University of Stirling and Beth Driscoll, The University of Melbourne

From dubious guests of honour from oppressive states to allowing far-right publishers to show, Frankfurt Book Fair’s political stances have been all over the place.

October 18, 2023

A Palestinian author’s award ceremony has been cancelled at Frankfurt Book Fair. This sends the wrong signals at the wrong time

Denis Muller, The University of Melbourne

More than 1,000 literary figures so far have signed an open letter protesting the cancellation of an award ceremony to honour Palestinian writer Adania Shibli.

Indonesian literature is in the global spotlight at the world’s largest book festival. Jack Rice

October 14, 2015

An introduction to the literature of Indonesia, 2015 Frankfurt Book Fair’s Guest of Honour

Manneke Budiman, Universitas Indonesia

A brutal anti-communist purge 50 years ago plunged its literature into obscurity. But now, Indonesia is the Guest of Honour of the world’s largest book festival. What do you know about its literature?

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Manneke Budiman
Lecturer at the Literature Department, Universitas Indonesia
Denis Muller
Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne
Claire Squires
Professor in Publishing Studies, University of Stirling
Beth Driscoll
Associate Professor in Publishing and Communications, The University of Melbourne

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