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Kuwait prepares for annual book fair

KUWAIT, Oct 4 (KUNA) -- The National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters (NCCAL) is preparing for inauguration of the fair book, its 36th chapter, due under sponsorship of His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, on October 19-29.
The NCCAL said in a statement on Tuesday that publishing houses in Egypt, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan sent in books by land, to be put on display at the various pavilions of the exhibition, scheduled to be held at the International Fairground in Mishref.
Steering committee of the event has been working for months, examining samples of the books, planned to be displayed at the fair, and storing summary information about these books in special computers.
The committee has indexed these books and prepared brochures about them. Publishers coming to Kuwait for the event will find their books placed at the right places at the pavilions, thanks to the organizing teams. (end) yms.ysa.rk KUNA 041204 Oct 11NNNN