MESSE FRANKFURT BOOK FAIR 2017

From October 11th to October 15th, 2017 took place at the Messe Frankfurt, the Messe Frankfurt Book Fair 2017.

This year, France was “Guest of Honor” and there was a special program entitled “Francfort en Français” : “Frankfurt in French” that went along with it countrywide. More information about “Francfort en Français” at http://www.francfort2017.com/.

During the Messe Frankfurt Book Fair 2017, I met the warm-hearted writer Martin Graff who presented to me his book “Der lutherische Urknall, Die Franzosen und die Deutschen” published by Morstadt. Mr. Martin Graff is both fluent in French and German.

I also had the chance during the Messe Frankfurt Book Fair 2017 to meet with Nathalie Alliel who is in charge of “Droits dérivés et annexes / Droits audiovisuels” for the publishing company ACTES SUD from Arles in France.

Nathalie Alliel recommended and presented to me the following books from ACTES SUD:

Éric Vuillard : Tristesse de la Terre

Zkhar Prilepine : L’Archipel des Solovki

Emmanuel Dongala : La Sonate à Bridgetower

At the Messe Frankfurt Book Fair 2017, I also met with Samar Sammour who is Client Service Manager for Masar Printing and Publishing. Sammar Sammour who presented to me the Book : “Interpretation of the Meanings of THE NOBLE QUR’ÂN”.

At the Messe Frankfurt Book Fair 2017, I also came across Dr. Dirk F. Paßmann who is the Director of Aschendorff Verlag. Dr. Dirk F. Paßmann who presented to me the book : ORIGENES IN FRANKREICH Die Origeniana Pierre-Daniel Huets.

At the Messe Frankfurt Book Fair 2017 were also to be seen :

The firm UGEARS that presented “self-propelled mechanical wooden models”. Anna Alekseeva is Export Manager for UGEARS.

The Société Internationale de Diffusion et d’Édition that is more than a helping hand in exporting French books abroad. Ali Dahmane is Export Department Manager for Société Internationale de Diffusion et d’Édition.

Special thanks to the following individuals met at the Messe Frankfurt Book Fair 2017 :

Gerhard Thamm : Managing Director of CHÁ DÀO – CHINA TEA & ART GMBH

Boris von Heesen : Chairman of MensLit in Darmstadt in Germany

Marie-Pierre Verdalle : Foreign Rights for Editions Nouvelle Cité

Roxana Zaharia : Foreign Rights Manager for XO Éditions

Katia Imbernon : “Directrice” of Librairie Imbernon

Milena Ascione : in charge of Foreign Rights for MON AGENTS et Compagnie, in Chambéry in France

Alexander Elspas : Manager for Büchergilde in Frankfurt, Germany

MESSE FRANKFURT BOOK FAIR 2017 : THE STATS

286 425 visitors from over 150 countries came to the Messe Frankfurt Book Fair 2017

7 300 exhibitors from 102 countries were present at the Messe Frankfurt Book Fair 2017

788 literary agents and 321 literary agencies from 30 countries were present at the Messe Frankfurt Book Fair 2017

180 French-speaking authors were present at the Messe Frankfurt Book Fair 2017 for the program “Francfort en Français” as France was “Guest of Honor” of the Messe Frankfurt Book Fair 2017.

The Messe Frankfurt Book Fair 2018 will be held between October 10^th, and October 14^th, 2018.

About Mr. Crispin

My name is Teddy Crispin, I am an author, writing has always been a passion for me, writing for radio, blog, journalism, …, and I am pleased to announce to you the current publication of my first poetry book : Ten Little Poems and More, a bilingual eBook : French/English, published as an eBook and book on Kindle Publishing (Amazon).

In this little poetry book are to be found poems on love, faith, nature, Princess Diana (1961-1997), and Haiku-like genre poetry.

Teddy Crispin’s biography:

"In 1985, I was present at the “Forum of Young Creators” in the “Poetry” category, an event organized by the French Information and Documentation Center for Youth: CIDJ.

In 1989, I was awarded the “Media Award in Your Country” by the International Union of the Catholic Press, in Bavaria in Germany. Meeting all those young people there from all over the world, is a high point of my life, I will never forget.

Sample from the Teddy Crispin’s book : DIX PETITS POEMS AND MORE : Kindle Publishing (Amazon) : “What’s Love…”.

What’s Love?

If not this folly of a wider space

Secreting its opiate nuggets in the human Still

Taking us to the innermost Love

DIX PETITS POEMES And More: Ten Little Poems And More: The Augmented Version : ISBN 978-3000552151 : Distribution Amazon

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BOOK FAIR 2017 MESSE FRANKFURT : THE STATS

Exhibitors

7 300 exhibitors from 102 countries

Visitors

286 425 visitors from over 150 countries

Literary Agents

788 literary agents from 30 countries

Literary Agencies

321 literary agencies from 30 countries

Invited French-speaking Authors

180 Invited French-speaking authors