At the Frankfurter Book Fair 2015 (Satis Shroff)
IT was a cold, cloudy day at the 67th Frankfurter Book Fair scheduled from October 14-18, 2015. Here's where you discover what will change, what's planned and what you can do for yourself in the mecca of publishing. In Frankfurt you come across a book fair meant for children and grown-ups, a cook fair and a fair of the e-publishing market. Frankfurt is the ultimate event for international publishing and seeks to concentrate more global networking into one room. Change the world and put purpose before profit, would be a good thought. Indonesia was this year's Guest of Honour with books on the archipelego, spices, politics and dances from Indonesia, the Land of 17,000 islands and more than 60 events centered on food at the Gourmet Salon and Gourmet Gallery. I tried the Ayam Rica-Rica and Kue Lampur and they were delicious, and you could Spice it Up! Indonesia has hanged within 70 years from a Dutch East India Colony, from Sukarno and Suharto, to a democracy. ...