The history of the Book Fair
The Brive-la-Gaillarde Book Fair flourishes alongside the Brive School, a literary movement whose pen is rooted in our land and countryside!
The origins of the Book Fair
The Brive Book Fair had its origins in 1973. A group of friends with a passion for reading and a local bookseller decided to sell books by well-known authors on the market. This experiment was repeated for the next two years before coming to an end.
An unmissable literary event
After a break of 6 years, the Brive Book Fair is back in action, in a more professional way. Since 1982, it has become a not-to-be-missed cultural event. It is the most important general literary event in the provinces after the Paris Salon. It doesn't have the worldwide reputation of the Angoulême Comic Strip Festival, nor is it as specialised as the Montreuil Children's Literature Fair, but it brings together all types of literature and attracts a huge number of authors and readers...
What's more, Brive is said to have used 100 litres of ink to write thousands of dedications. It would seem that this volume is nothing compared to that used during the libations... I'm sorry, deliberations and other heated discussions, foie de gaillard!
The figures of the Book Fair
Recent editions have welcomed more than 300 writers. One of the leading figures at this event is Christian Signol, who usually sells over 1,200 books over the 3 days.
Last but not least, the Brive Book Fair has had a number of high-profile presidents over the years: in 2011, Antoine Gallimard presided over the 30th Brive Book Fair. He has been succeeded by Erik Orsenna, Alain Mabanckou, Jean Teulé, Daniele Sallenave, Frédéric Beigbeder and, more recently, Daniel Pennac, Delphine de Vigan and Eric Fottorino.
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