As an absolute first, this year, the Gaudeamus Radio
\nRomania Book Fair was held online, in keeping with the restrictions imposed by the ongoing pandemic. The
\nfair drew to a close on Sunday evening, The Romanian-born writer Norman Manea
\ndescribed this year’s edition of the fair as a heroic one, organized with
\nutmost trustworthiness. Norman Manea has been a US resident for more than 30
\nyears and was the name several countries put forward for the Nobel Prize in
\nLiterature hopefuls. <\/p>\n
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Gaudeamus is a cultural project which has been staged
\nfor more than a quarter of a century now. This year, the event brought together
\nmore than a hundred companies, among which some of Romania’s most prestigious publishers, distributors of Romanian
\nand foreign books, music and educational games. For seven days running, book
\nlovers enjoyed accessing more than 200 cultural events. Online purchases were
\nmade, with buyers benefitting from the special offers exhibitors come up with for
\nevery edition of the fair. There were more than 50,000 unique visitors. With
\ndetails on that, here is the coordinator of the Gaudeamus Radio Romania team,
\nConnie Chifor.<\/p>\n
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” It is hard to have a fair
\nquantification of our online visitors as I’m sure there was also a great number
\nof visitors on elefant.ro, the main partner of this edition, since there a
\ngreat many stands of publishers could be accessed as well. But then again, there
\nwill be a slight delay, most likely, in finding out the exact number of
\nvisitors we had, of those who opted for visiting the sites of the participating
\npublishers, being aware of the fact that those publishers took part in
\nGaudeamus as well. We found it really hard to quantify that, these days, but we
\nare positive, judging by the feedback we’ve had so far, that the recently-held
\nedition was a real success.”<\/p>\n
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Hundreds of book launches and book presentations were
<\/p>\n The coordinator of the Gaudeamus Radio
<\/p>\n ”It was a test, for us. I believe
<\/p>\n The winners of the Mircea Nedelciu national reading
(Translation by Eugen Nasta)<\/p>\n
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\nheld during the fair, while the most sought-after book was the volume
\ntitled Forgive me for Loving you<\/em> by Ela E.H., brought out by the Creator
\nPublishers. <\/p>\n
\nRomania team, Connie Chifor:<\/p>\n
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\nthat, with this edition, we proved Gaudeamus Radio Romania can still be a
\npowerful event, irrespective of the circumstances according to which it is
\nheld. It was more like a game, played by us and those who follow us on our
\nFacebook page and it was a real pleasure for us to offer the awards. And at
\nthis point, allow me to appreciate the readiness and the whole-heartedness with
\nwhich the publishers responded, the ones who also took the challenge, they
\nconsented to us hiding the clues in their stands.”<\/p>\n
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\ncontest were made public at the fair. The contest was organized as a tribute to
\nthe late prose writer Mircea Nedelciu, who was one of the founders of the
\nGaudeamus Book Fair. Initiated and organized by Radio Romania since 2002, the
\ncontest seeks to stimulate and encourage the youngsters’ interest for reading.
\nThe same Gaudeamus team has organized a project themed I Want an Ideal School.
\n<\/em>The project will be carried this week as well. The visitors and the publishers
\ncast their vote on pupils’ and teachers’ messages focusing on the learning
\nprocess which has taken a completely different turn because of the ongoing
\nsanitary crisis. The testimonials have been grouped under the form of brief
\nreports. The beneficiaries of the awards will be the schools that have
\nregistered for the contest. <\/p>\n
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