French Embassy joins book expo

French Embassy joins book expo

JAKARTA (JP): The French Embassy is participating for a third
consecutive year in the annual nine-day Indonesian Book Fair,
held by the Indonesian Publishers Association (Ikapi) starting on
Saturday at Istora Senayan sport hall in Central Jakarta.

The embassy said in a statement on Friday that books on
display at its stand would be representative of French
publications, including classical and contemporary literature,
art, comics, human sciences, French language study manuals and
picture books.

Gramedia publications of French works translated into
Indonesian will also be on offer, including several texts written
by authors close to the Ecole Francaise d'Extreme Orient (Far
Eastern French School), the statement said.

They include Nusa Jawa Silang Budaya (Le Carrefour Javanais)
by Denys Lombard, published two years ago, and Komik Indonesia
(La Bande Dessinee Indonesienne) by Marcel Bonneff, which was
recently released and will be presented by the translator, Mrs.
Rahayu Hidayat.

CD-ROMs covering different themes ranging from tourism,
cultural heritage and sports to Asterix will also be on exhibit.

A debate on translation problems encountered in film dubbing
will be held featuring Stephane Lamouroux, a French specialist
currently in Indonesia to attend a seminar on translation
training sponsored by the embassy. (hhr)