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Frankfurt book fair expected to go ahead despite covid19 crisis, says boos. Frankfurt s countless publishing houses as well as its fur industry profited from the elimination of leipzig by the division of germany into east and west. Frankfurt book fair is still expected to go ahead in october despite the coronavirus crisis, its president juergen boos. The largest international book fair in the world by number of publishers, frankfurt is an event that you simply must attend at least once in your career, just to experience it.
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