Day of the book

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The day of the (free) book is a day of remembrance in Germany. It was first held in 1929 and celebrated on May 10, 1947 in Berlin by cultural representatives from all four sectors as a day of remembrance on the occasion of the book burning in Germany in 1933 . In the Soviet sector and later in the GDR, it was continued as "Free Book Day".

In the Federal Republic of Germany it was reintroduced in 1983 as "Book Day", among others by the German Book Trade Association .

Rally for the day of the free book in front of the Humboldt University in Berlin in 1949

Between 1934 and 1942 the event was held by the National Socialists as the Week of the German Book .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Oliver Gaida: The week of the German book . In: German Press Museum in Ullsteinhaus e. V. At: dpmu.de, accessed on July 8, 2017
  2. ^ Alfred Kantorowicz: The day of the free book . In: Die Zeit, May 8, 1958. From: zeit.de, accessed on July 8, 2017