Portugal - Guest of Honour at Frankfurt Book Fair 1997

Documents

Official Publications

  • Pedreira, Maria do Rosário (ed.), Portugal Pathways into the world. 49th Frankfurt Book Fair/Portugal: Wege in die Welt. 49. Frankfurter Buchmesse, Lisboa/Frankfurt am Main: Portugal - Frankfurt 97 S.A, 1997.
  • Lopes, Helena/Pedreira, Maria do Rosário (ed.), Portugal Pathways into the world. 49th Frankfurt Book Fair/Portugal: Wege in die Welt. 49. Frankfurter Buchmesse, CD-ROM, Lisboa/Frankfurt am Main: Portugal - Frankfurt 97 S.A, 1997.
  • Cordeiro, Maria João/Pedreira, Maria do Rosário (eds.), Bücher: Wege in die Welt. Reisen, Gefühle, Unruhe, Wege, Schicksale, Lisboa/Frankfurt am Main: Portugal-Frankfurt 97 S.A., 1997.
  • Pedreira, Maria do Rosário (ed.), Agenda 1996-97. Frankfurter Buchmesse 1997. Portugal Schwerpunktthema, Lisboa/Frankfurt am Main: Portugal - Frankfurt 97 S.A., 1996.
  • Pedreira,Maria do Rosário (ed.): Portugal at its best/Das Beste aus Portugal, Lisboa/Frankfurt am Main: Portugal-Frankfurt 97, S.A., 1997.
  • Pedreira, Maria do Rosário (ed.), Quem é quem na edição em Portugal/Who’s who in Publishing in Portugal, Lisboa/Frankfurt am Main: Portugal-Frankfurt 97 S.A., 1997
  • Portugal - Frankfurt 97 (ed.), Pressemappe. 49. Frankfurter Buchmesse. Schwerpunktthema Portugal. Press kit for the Press Conference on 21stMay 1997.
  • Lourenço, Eduardo, Selected essays/Ausgewählte Essays,Lisboa/Frankfurt am Main: Portugal-Frankfurt 97 S.A., 1997.
  • Rauter, Rosemarie (ed.), Books on Portugal: an exhibition on the occasion of the focal theme "Portugal- pathways into the world" at the 49th Frankfurt Book Fair, Frankfurt am Main: Ausstellungs- und Messe- GmbH des Börsenvereins des Deutschen Buchhandels, 1997.
  • Frankfurter Buchmesse (ed.): Veranstaltungskalender Schwerpunktthema: Portugal; 49. Frankfurter Buchmesse 15. - 20. Oktober 1997, Frankfurt am Main: Ausstellungs- und Messe-GmbH des Börsenvereins des deutschen Buchhandels, 1997.

Catalogues of Accompanying Exhibitions

  • Bockenheimer Depot. 49. Frankfurter Buchmesse. Schwerpunktthema Portugal. Musik, Theater, Tanz, Lisboa/Frankfurt am Main: Portugal-Frankfurt 97 S.A., 1997.
  • Campos Rosado, António de/Neves, Susana/Pedreira, Maria do Rosário (eds.), Hors Texte, Lisboa/Frankfurt am Main: Portugal-Frankfurt 97 S.A., 1997.
  • Rosenthal, Gisela (ed.), Deutsche sehen Portugal: bibliographische Ausstellung/O olhar Alemão. Exposição bibliográfica, Lisboa: Livaria Buchholz, 1997.
  • Figueiredo, Madalena (ed.), Design from Portugal: An Anthology/Design aus Portugal: eine Anthologie, Stuttgart/London: Menges, 1998
  • Ferreira, Ângela/Lapa, Pedro/Pereira, Fernando José (eds.), Grenzüberschneidungen/Zonas de interferência, Lisboa/Frankfurt am Main: Portugal - Frankfurt 97, S.A, 1997.
  • Lousada, Maria Alexandra (eds.), Lesen, unbegrenzt reisen: die Portugiesen und die Welt/O livro e a viagem sem limites, Lisboa: Comissão Nacional para as Comemorações dos Descobrimentos Portugueses, 1997.
  • Insua, Juán (ed.), Pessoas Lissabon. Juan Insúa, Barcelona: Ambit, 1997
  • Henriques, Paulo/Serra, João B. (eds.), Arte Moderna Portuguesa no Tempo de Fernando Pessoa, 1910 – 1940, Kilchberg: Stemmle, 1997.
  • Weiermair, Peter/Siza, Maria Tereza (eds.): Livro de viagens, portugiesische Photographie 1854-1997, Kilchberg: Stemmle, 1997.
  • Neues portugiesisches Kino, Lisboa/Frankfurt am Main: Portugal-Frankfurt 97, 1997.

Press

Print Media (Selection)

  • Frankfurter Buchmesse (ed.), Pressedokumentation. 49. Frankfurter Buchmesse 15.10.-20.10.1997. Schwerpunktthema Portugal – Wege in die Welt,Frankfurt am Main: Pressereferat der Frankfurter Buchmesse, 1997.


  • Baier, Hans, "Frankfurter Messerückblick: Portugal", in: Marginalien, 149/1998, pp. 46 – 52.
  • Börsenblatt für den deutschen Buchhandel (Special issue: Portugal), 81, 10th October 1997, pp. 29-136.
  • Börsenblatt für den deutschen Buchhandel (Messeberichtsheft), 85, 24th October 1997.
  • Fink, Adolf, "Viele Wege in die Welt. Portugal als Schwerpunkt der 49. Frankfurter Buchmesse", in: Frankfurter Neue Presse, 22nd May 1997, p. 54.
  • Gnoli, Antonio, "Tabucchi contro il suo Portogallo", in: La Repubblica, 18th October 1997, p. 43.
  • Künnemann, Horst/Mich, Ursula/Weber, Jochen, "Das unbekannte Portugal: Die Kinder- und Jugendliteratur des Schwerpunktlandes der Frankfurter Buchmesse", in: Bulletin Jugend & Literatur; 8/1997, pp. 15 – 21.
  • Hamacher, Sabine, "Alte Seekarten ergänzen die Liebesbriefe", in: Frankfurter Neue Presse, 16th October 1997, p. 8-9.
  • Hammer, Gerd, "Kolonien der Liebe und der Zeit", in: Süddeutsche Zeitung, 15th May 1997.
  • Hammer, Gerd: "Portugal auf der Frankfurter Buchmesse", in: Süddeutsche Zeitung, 16th April 1997.
  • Krautgartner, Brigitte: "Menschen, die mit Leib und Seele schreiben", in: Anzeiger, 16/1997, pp. 4-5
  • Krippahl, Cristina: "Von Glanz und Elend unabhängiger Reiche", Die Welt, 13th October 1997.
  • Magalhães, José, "Portugal em Frankfurt", in: A Capital, 21st October 1997.
  • Marques, Luisa, "49a Feira do Livro de Frankfurt. Pavilhão de Portugal" in: Jornal Arquitectos, 185, August 1998, pp. 26-35.
  • Maurer, Roland, "Portugals Literatur im Messemeer", in: Die Südostschweiz Bündner Zeitung, 20th October 1997, pp. 25-26.
  • Maurer, Roland, "Portugal schwimmt im Messe-Mehr mit Bèchern und Bicas", in: Aargauer Zeitung, 18th October 1997, p. 3.
  • Melo, Filipa: "A margen de um centro", in: Jornal Letras, 22nd October 1997.
  • N.N., "A Europa de Soares, Saramago, Lourenço ", in: Diário da Notícias, 21st October 1997.
  • N.N., "Alles hat man aus dieser Truhe geholt", in: Der Schweizer Buchhandel, 18, 8th October 1997, pp. 8-9.
  • N.N., "Auftritt gefallener Götter - Verena Auffermann", in: Süddeutsche Zeitung, 15th May 1997.
  • N.N., "Buchmesse-Thema Portugal", in: Buchhändler heute, 10/1997, pp. 22-34.
  • N.N., "Das einstige Kolonialreich beherrscht noch immer Portugals Literatur" in: Frankfurter Neue Presse, 15th October 1997, p. 8.
  • N.N., "Die Bar ging in einem Kolonialwarenladen vor Anker", in: Der Schweizer Buchhandel, 18, 8th October 1997, pp. 10
  • N.N., "Die Frankfurter Buchmesse 1997 steht im Zeichen des dynamischen ‚P‘", in: Buchreport, 13/1997, p. 39.
  • N.N., "Ein Fenster nach Portugal" in: Der Schweizer Buchhandel, 18, 8th October 1997, p. 10.
  • N.N., "Frankfurt als Zentrum portugiesischer Kultur" in: Anzeiger, 16/1997, pp. 8-9.
  • N.N., "Mega Ferreira garante que Frankfurt vai dar frutos", in: Diário da Notícias, 20th October 1997, p. 40.
  • N.N. "Pessoa in der Black Box", in: Wiesbadener Kurier, 16th October 1997, p. 11.
  • N.N., "Portugal mit Film, Kunst und Buch zu Gast in Frankfurt", in: Frankfurter Neue Presse, 10th September 1997.
  • N.N., "Portugal wird Messe-Schwerpunkt im Jahr 1997", in: Börsenblatt für den deutschen Buchhandel, 14/1996, p. 11.
  • N.N., "So viel literarische Novitäten wie die Verlage sonst im ganzen Jahr realisieren" in: Buchreport, 31/1997, p. 27.
  • N.N., "Zwei Präsidenten eröffnen Buchmesse" in: Frankfurter Neue Presse, 16th October 1997.
  • Novais, Maria do Céu, "Presença em Frankfurt com balanço positivo", in: Jornal da Madeira, 21st October 1997.
  • Pina, Sara: "Frankfurt: Êxito de Portugal", in: Jornal Letras, 22nd October 1997.
  • Carvalho, António, "O primerio dia do resto da Feria", in: Diário da Notícias, 20th October 1997.
  • N.N., "Algo mais do que praia e Pessoa", in: Comércio do Porto, 20th October 1997.
  • Fiori, Antonella: "Portogallo. Finsestra sul mondo", in: l’Unità, 19th October 1997, p. 1.
  • Casalegno, Andrea: "Portogallo star anche senza il Nobel", in: Il Sole 24 Ore, 19th October 1997, p. 22.
  • Sousa, Fernando de, "Bons ventos da Alemanha", in: Diário da Notícias, 19th October 1997.
  • Zimmer, Jürgen: "Stadt der Blinden, Tag der Wunder", in: Die Welt, 14th August 1997.

Radio (Selection)

  • Interview with António Lobo Antunes at Deutschlandfunk (Christoph Schmitz), on 1st September 1997 (German text available at deutschlandfunk.de).

Speeches

  • Opening Speech of the President of the Portuguese Republic, Jorge Sampaio (German version), "Das Buch – das Maß unserer Freiheit", in: Börsenblatt für den deutschen Buchhandel (Messeberichtheft), 85, 24th October 1997, pp. 76-77.
  • Opening Speech of Eduardo Lourenço (Portuguese), "Portugal na hora de Goethe", in: Jornal Letras, 22nd October 1997.
  • Opening Speech of Eduardo Lourenço (German version), "Portugal in der Stunde Goethes. Rede auf der Frankfurter Buchmesse", in: Börsenblatt für den deutschen Buchhandel (Messeberichtheft), 85, 24th October 1997, pp. 78-79.

Interviews

  • Interview with Teo Ferrer de Mesquita, Executive Director of Portugal – Frankfurt 97 S.A. in Frankfurt, Portugal Guest of Honour at Frankfurt Book Fair 1997, on 9th August 2018 by videoconference (Matteo Anastasio).
  • Interview with Madalena Forjaz de Sampaio, Executive Director of Portugal – Frankfurt 97 S.A. in Lisboa, Portugal Guest of Honour at Frankfurt Book Fair 1997, on 18th September 2018 by videoconference (Matteo Anastasio).
  • Interview with Teo Ferrer de Mesquita, Executive Director of Portugal – Frankfurt 97 S.A. in Frankfurt, Portugal Guest of Honour at Frankfurt Book Fair 1997, on 10th and 14th October 2018 at Frankfurt Book Fair 2018 (Matteo Anastasio).
  • Interview with António de Campos Rosado, curator of the exhibition "Portugal: Pathways into the World" in the Portuguese Pavilion at Frankfurt Book Fair 1997, on 30th October 2018 and 17th November 2018 by videoconference (Matteo Anastasio).
  • Interview witch Maria do Rosário Pedreira, Publishing Director of Portugal – Frankfurt 97 S.A., Portugal Guest of Honour at Frankfurt Book Fair 1997, on 27th November 2018 at Guadalajara Book Fair 2018 (Matteo Anastasio).

  • -          Interview with Simone Bühler, Director of the Guest of Honour-Team at the Frankfurter Buchmesse, former referent of the Portuguese office in Frankfurt at Portugal – Frankfurt 97, on 4th July 2018 in Frankfurt (Matteo Anastasio, Fernando García Naharro, Luise Hertwig).

Academic Contributions

  • Mertin, Ray-Güde, "Lob und Preis auf Portugiesisch", in: Briesemeister, Dietrich/Schönberger, Axel, Portugal heute. Politik, Wirtschaft, Kultur, Frankfurt am Main: Vervuert, 1997, pp. 813-825.
  • Sorá, Gustavo, "Cosmologies du capitalisme éditorial: le Brésil et le Portugal à la foire de Francfort", in: Cooper-Richet, Diana/Molier, Jean-Yves (eds.), Le Commerce Transatlatique de Librairie, Campinas: Publicações IEL, 2012, pp. 75-99.

Further Sources

  • Anastasio, Matteo (2019): "Caminos de… Portugal. La exposición portuguesa en la 76a Feria del Libro de Madrid (2017), entre promoción literaria y turismo cultural". In: Cuadernos de Historia Contemporánea, 41 (2019) (in print).
  • Braga, Isabel, "Cultura: internacionalização no fim do século", in: Janus online, 1998, available at janusonline.pt (access 8th January 2019).
  • Monteiro de Oliveira Beja, Rui Manuel, A Edição em Portugal (1970–2010): Percursos e Perspectivas, Aveiro: Universidade de Aveiro [Doctoral Thesis], 2012, available at ria.ua.pt (access 8th January 2019).
  • Vila-Sanjuán, Sergio, El síndrome Frankfurt. Viaje a la gran feria mundial del libro, Barcelona: RBA Libros, 2007.
  • Weidhaas, Peter: Und kam in die Welt der Büchermensch, Berlin: Christoph Links, 2007.

Pictures & Photos

  • 15 photos of the opening ceremony in the Portuguese Pavilion and the central exhibition "Portugal: Pathways into the world" at Frankfurt Book Fair 1997 (Historisches Archiv des Börsenvereins in der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek, Frankfurt, Bestand HA/BV 96, Fotoarchiv der Frankfurter Buchmesse; Photography: © Werner Gabriel/ © Ute Haverkamp / © José Manuel Costa Alves).
  • 15 photos of the interior of the Portuguese Pavilion and the exhibition "Portugal: Pathways into the world" at Frankfurt Book Fair 1997 (Archive Luisa Pacheco Marques Arquitecta Lda).
  • 10 photos of the Portuguese Pavilion (outside) at the Frankfurter Buchmesse 1997 (Archive Luisa Pacheco Marques Arquitecta Lda/Maria do Rosário Pedreira).

Further Photo, Video and Audio Material

  • Historisches Archiv des Börsenvereins in der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek, Frankfurt (Bestand HA/BV 96, Fotoarchiv der Frankfurter Buchmesse): more than 100 photos of Frankfurter Buchmesse 1997, among them folders on the Portuguese focal theme: opening ceremony of the Book Fair, inaugural press conference, opening of the Portuguese Pavilion, Portuguese collective stand, international guests and politicians, various events of the Portuguese focal theme.
  • Arquivo Nacional Torre do Tombo, Direcção-Geral do Livro, dos Arquivos e das Bibliotecas (DGLAB) (PT//TT/PTF97, Portugal-Frankfurt 97, S.A. 1996/1998): 54 photos, 20 video cassettes and 18 audio cassettes related to the participation of Portugal as Guest of Honour at the Frankfurt Book Fair 1992.

Unpublished Material

  • Plans of the architectural project for the Portuguese Pavilion at Frankfurt Book Fair 1997 (outside and inside) (© Design: Luisa Pacheco Marques / Archive Luisa Pacheco Marques Arquitecta Lda).
  • Descriptive Memory of the architectural concept of the Portuguese Pavilion at Frankfurt Book Fair 1997: 49a Feira do Livro de Frankfurt – 1997. Pavilhão de Portugal. Memória Descritiva e Justificativa (cont.), 12th August 1997 (Archive Luisa Pacheco Marques Arquitecta Lda).
  • Drawings and plans for the architectural conception of the Portuguese Pavilion (inside) and the exhibition "Portugal: Pathways into the World" at Frankfurt Book Fair 1997 (© Design: Luisa Pacheco Marques / Archive Luisa Pacheco Marques Arquitecta Lda).

Further Documentation

  • Arquivo Nacional Torre do Tombo, Direcção-Geral do Livro, dos Arquivos e das Bibliotecas (DGLAB) (PT//TT/PTF97, Portugal-Frankfurt 97, S.A. 1996/1998): ca. 110 dossier and 17 envelopes with correspondence and processual documents related to the participation of Portugal as Guest of Honour at the Frankfurt Book Fair 1992.