The International Kolkata Book Fair is an iconic event, being one of the largest book fairs in Asia and the most attended globally, attracting 2.9 million visitors last year. This year's fair, scheduled from January 28 to February 9, aims to surpass previous attendance, serving as a huge open-air bookstore with over 1,000 stands. The 2025 fair will spotlight Germany as its focal theme country for the first time, featuring numerous authors with connections to India, showcasing the remarkable diversity of German literature.
Many of the invited authors have ties to India. Kracht served as a correspondent in New Delhi for many years. Austrian Tonio Schachinger, who won the 2023 German Book Prize, was born in New Delhi.
This year's fair, which takes place January 28 to February 9, hopes to welcome even more visitors, who will attend the event to buy books, meet authors or attend outdoor book readings.
One of the guest authors is David Wagner, whose most recent novel, 'Verkin,' tells the life story of a Turkish woman with Armenian heritage.
The 2025 Kolkata fair's focal theme country is Germany, a first for the country in the fair's 48 years of existence.
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