The Gaudeamus
\nCaravan, the travelling book fair organized by Radio Romania, ended on Sunday,
\nin Iasi, in eastern Romania. The last day of the caravan, which reached the
\ncity of Iasi for the first time, was marked by an award ceremony for the
\npublishers and books voted by the public. Ranking first was Humanitas
\nPublishers, which got the Gaudeamus Trophy. Second and third came the Editorial
\nArt Group and Trei Publishers. The ‘Warrior Cats’ by Erin Hunter, published by
\nALL was voted the most popular book of the edition. <\/p>\n
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The other awards granted on
\nthe last day of the caravan included the Press Trophy, the Mircea Nedelciu
\nreading contest, devoted to high-school students, the Miss Literature prize,
\nwhich went to the most beautiful visitor or the contest devoted to those who
\nfollowed the event on Facebook. For five days, some 30 publishers from across
\nthe country exhibited in a mobile exhibition pavilion the most recent books in
\nRomanian. The offer included classical writings, best-sellers of the moment,
\nfiction and specialized books, lots of educational games and also good music. <\/p>\n
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The visitors to the Gaudeamus Caravan also had the opportunity to donate books,
\npart of the campaign run by Radio Romania with the aim of gathering books for
\nseveral libraries across the country. The Gaudeamus Caravan project emerged 25
\nyears ago, and for 20 years it has been travelling around the main cultural and
\nuniversity centers where Radio Romania has local and regional stations. This
\nyear, for instance, the Caravan first stopped in Craiova, in the south, then in
\nTransylvania, in Cluj-Napoca, and in May in Oradea, in the west of the country.
\nThen it travelled to Timisoara, also in the west, and, before reaching the last
\nlocation, Iasi, it went to the Black Sea Coast, to Mamaia, but also to Brasov,
\nin the centre of the country. <\/p>\n
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The President – Director General of the Romanian
\nBroadcasting Corporation, Georgica Severin, has announced that, in the future,
\nthe Gaudeamus Caravan might also travel to Chisinau, in the Republic of
\nMoldova, which has a predominantly Romanian-speaking population. What is for
\nsure next is that, between November 20-24, Radio Romania will organize the 26th
\nGaudeamus Book Fair, which is the peak of Romania’s editorial and cultural
\nyear. The participants will include some 300 Romanian and foreign publishers,
\nprinting houses, education institutions, cultural centers and institutes, media
\ninstitutions, book distributors, multimedia companies, literary agencies,
\ncultural NGOs, professional associations, book stores and libraries. <\/p>\n
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