Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck wins International Booker prize. Jenny Erpenbeck and Michael Hofmann have won the 2024 International Booker prize for Erpenbeck’s “personal and political” novel Kairos, translated by Hofmann from German. Erpenbeck is the first German writer to win, while Hofmann is the first male translator to win.
Books in all their forms allow us to learn and to keep ourselves informed. They also entertain us and help us to understand the world while offering a window into otherness. For a library there should be every day as book day. However the World book and Copyright Day is celebrated by UNESCO. The first day was celebrated 23rd April in 1995. This day is commemorated in many parts of India to aware people regarding book reading, encourage people for book publishing.
Our school PM Shri KV Sevoke Road Library have celebrated the day with online quiz, "Read loud", "Story Telling", book reading program. Click the below links:
A workshop for Librarians of KVS Kolkata region is organised on 08/04/2024. The venue school was PM Sri KV Saltlake No. 1. Few glimpses are given here.