Pakistani Books Hot at India Fair

The ongoing World Book Fair here boasts of over 2,300 stalls with titles ranging from children’s literature to scientific texts. There are around 10 publishers from Pakistan participating in this fair. He said the biography of Mohammad Ali Jinnah and English-Urdu dictionaries were much sought after. The Urdu edition of ‘Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire’ too was a draw for children.” Buoyed by the response to their publications, publishers and booksellers from Pakistan at the 17th World Book Fair here are sure that books can foster the people-to-people bond with India.