Al-Ahram Weekly

President Mubarak inaugurated the 34th Cairo International Book Fair last Thursday. At a ceremony held in the 6th October Hall in the fair grounds, Nasr City, the president listened to General Egyptian Book Organisation chairman Samir Sarhan describing the contents of the fair --read on--

Book worm at book fair
The most exciting things on offer at this year's Cairo International Book Fair are vintage encyclopedias, finds Amina Elbendary

CIBF programme

The dawn of the floating world
By Nigel Ryan

Plain talk
By Mursi Saad El-Din

In retrospect
Youssef Rakha makes the rounds of galleries

Briefs

CIFF gets new director
Operatic farewell
El-Ansari controversy
Camilo José Cela (1916-2002)
Yehia El-Alami (1941-2002)

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		Al-Ahram Weekly Online 24 - 30 January 2002 Issue No.570
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