Austrian Art and Culture as a Means of Foreign Policy

More+Events ♦ Published: October 17, 2019; 17:39 ♦ (Vindobona)

Austrian reception on the occasion of the Frankfurt Book Fair (Frankfurter Buchmesse) 2019.

Alexander Schallenberg at the Frankfurt Book Fair: "Culture is a central element of Austrian soft power". / Picture: © Bundeskanzleramt (BKA) / Dragan Tatic

"2019 is a good year for the Austrian literary scene. Once again, books from Austria are well represented in Frankfurt this year," said Federal Minister Schallenberg at the Austria reception on the occasion of the Frankfurt Book Fair 2019, which the Federal Minister had previously visited during a tour.

Schallenberg reminded the audience that 5 authors and one author from…