Israel will be the special guest this year and the festival Grand Prize will be presented to Israeli author Amos Oz.

Saudi Arabia will be the first Arab country to display its products at the four-day event. Brazilian and Vietnamese writers will also be featured at the festival for the first time.

Hungarian-language literature will be represented by 450 authors."

Source: Hungary Around the Clock.

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