'Imagination Peoples the Air,' a line from Jose Rizal's Noli Me Tangere, is the theme of the 77th Frankfurt Book Fair, which opened its doors to the public on Tuesday, October 14, 2025. The Philippines is the expo's guest of honor. Rizal's poetic line captures Sisa's belief or 'hiwatig' that could become speculative, which relate to how books could evoke or stimulate the imagination. ANDY PEÑAFUERTE III
FRANKFURT, Germany — At the 2025 Frankfurt Book Fair, the world's largest trade expo for the publishing industry, Filipino creativity leaves a breathtaking cultural mark with the Philippines' distinction as the expo's guest of honor this year.
The 77th Frankfurter Buchmesse, as the fair is called in German, kicked off with great fanfare showcasing Filipino literary and artistic culture at the Frankfurt Messe Congress Centre.
The Philippine Madrigal Singers and T'boli epic ch
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