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SHARJAH INTERNATIONAL BOOK FAIR
2014
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CONTENTS
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Welcome
Ahmed Al Ameri3
Everything under the sun
Roger Tagholm4
The global classroom
Andrea Chambers6
The Sharjah International Book Fair/American Library Association Conference
Andrew Albanese7
Building a library
Barbara Schwepcke8
Q&A
Kamila Shamsie10
A meeting of culture and commerce
Edwin Buckhalter11
Found in translation
Nicholas Clee12
Five Arabic books to read before you die
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Arabic fiction: still waiting its Scandi crime moment
Sarah Hunt16
Racing and writing in the UAE
Felix Francis17
The trans-oriental web
Rudiger Wischenbart18
Arabic literature: what acquiring editors should know
Yasmina Jraissati19
The London Book Fair/Sharjah International Book Fair partnership
Jacks Thomas20
The Sharjah International Book Fair Awards 2014
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Dos and Don’ts for copyright licensing in the Arab world
Lynette Owen22
A destination for publishers
Emma House24
Gulf winds
Frank Gardner
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A World of Words
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The Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF), gateway to the publishing world in the Middle East, North Africa and Asia regions, was founded by, and takes place under, the patronage of His Highness, Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Mohamed Al Qasimi, the United Arab Emirates Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah. This year, the Fair celebrates its 33rd birthday, in the year that Sharjah is the Cultural Capital of the Islamic World. I would like to thank all our partners and friends in the UAE and internationally for their support of the Fair. Of great importance to SIBF are the partnerships we have forged across the world and which join us here in Sharjah. For the first time, we welcome members of the American Library Association who come to meet their counterparts from the Arab world. This partnership, together with those we have with New York University, the UK Publishers Association and the London Book Fair, underlines the important position of SIBF in the global book industry. 2014 marks our fifth International Cultural Programme and the fourth Professional Programme. This year, we are delighted
WELCOME
AHMED AL AMERI, DIRECTOR OF THE SHARJAH INTERNATIONAL BOOK FAIR
and proud to be welcoming international writers of great stature, including Dan Brown, Elif Shafak, Liz Pichon, Felix Francis, Justin Marozzi, Amitav Ghosh, Romesh Gunesekera, Shashi Tharoor and Kamila Shamsie.This year’s Professional Programme welcomes 300 publishing professionals from more than 30 countries, with new countries represented including Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Poland and Sweden. The SIBF Translation Grant which was launched in 2011 has to date facilitated the translation of over 254 titles, and goes from strength to strength.
A World of Words
is designed to showcase the Arab market and to deepen our understanding of the huge opportunities that exist within, and its place in the international publishing world.I welcome you to Sharjah and I wish you, on behalf of the Sharjah International Book Fair team, a productive and interesting visit.
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