The first positive results of the autumn book fair at VDNH

MOSCOW. At the opening book fair, the Book of the Year is named.

The opening of the 29th book fair in the 75th pavilion of VDNH was painted positively, as befits a carnival (metaphor of Evgeny Vodolazkin). In recent years, circulations and sales have grown, growing interest in print media with high-quality printing, and an increase in the number of thematic sites at the fair itself. In the cross-year of Russia and Greece, the ancient Hellas became the guest of honor of the forum, having placed in their pavilion an extensive selection of novelties and famous classical works.

One of the most representative delegations of book publishers is from China. In July of this year, the first in Europe Chinese book store “Chance Boku” was opened in the capital, similar to those that successfully operate in several Asian countries, Australia and the USA. In total, the fair announced the participation of guests from several dozen countries.

On the first day of the Moscow fair, the results of the Book of the Year award in several categories were summed up. The Grand Prix went to the “Siege Diary” by Olga Berggolz, published by Vita Nova publishing house with the support of the State Archive of Literature and Art. A piercing narrative of the tragic events, the witness and participant of which was a poet, first came out without cuts. Access to the full text of the diaries, for many years was impossible for censorship reasons and the requirement of the heirs. Other nominees in the main category were books about Leo Bakst, Tchaikovsky, a selection of 14 albums "Artists of the Commonwealth." The best prose work was recognized by Alexei Ivanov’s psychological novel “Bad weather” about the fate of the former “Afghan”.

Oleg Chukhontsev won the poetic nomination for the collection “Coming Out - Going Out”. The year of cinema turned out to be a good occasion for the establishment of the nomination Book and Cinema. The prize in it was received by the beloved actor of several generations, Alexei Batalov, for the collection “Artist’s Chest”. Memories of the family, the great Akhmatova, meetings with stunning people, about painting and Filonov, about roles played and films made. The project “All Tolstoy in one click” was recognized as the best e-book. Vladimir Chernykh for the book about Akhmatova was named the winner in the HUMANITAS category. The prizes were awarded to a five-volume book with a biography of Yuri Vasnetsov and a poetry textbook edited by Amelin. Pavel Grushko was awarded the prize for translating poems by Spanish poets.

Elena Tanakova © Gallerix.ru