I've written an article for The View From Here to summarise some of the Sunday activities and my impressions from the Frankfurt Book Fair.
...The Frankfurt book Fair 2008 was one of the 'as good a Fair as there ever was' according to Usborne. The recent turmoil of financial markets seems to have stayed firmly outside...
The Final Day was made more colourful by comics' fans; who attended in their hundreds dressed as their favourite characters. Manga (the Japanese term for comics) and Anime (the TV/Film versions) have become firmly established as the reading of choice for many young European adults. The wave of manga which began around 2000, has become a veritable tsunami.
Come over to The View From Here to read the article.
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