CROATIAN LITERATURE PRESENTED AT FRANKFURT'S BOOK FAIR

FRANKFURT, Oct 17 (Hina) - Books of the Croatian lexicographic house "Miroslav Krleza" and "AGM" publishing house were presented at the Book Fair in Frankfurt on Thursday. A presentation was held of the translation of Croatian literature to other languages of the "Erasmus" publishers' products and of the "Most" magazine of the Croatian Writers' Society. The Croatian stand was visited by Croatian Culture Minister Bozo Biskupic, who presented a representative art monograph by Matko Trebotic, which has been translated to German and English, published by the AGM. This publishing company also presented the first edition of the book "Croatia and Europe: Culture, Art and Science", with the cooperation of the Croatian Science and Arts Academy. The purpose of this work, also translated to English and French, is to relay to the world the scientific truth about Croatia as it had been in the first days of its creation, its early statehood, as well as its accession to the West European civilisation. Some other works of Croatian publishing companies are to be presented at the fair on Friday, including the compilation of lyrics from the Croatian war of independence "In This Fateful Hour", compiled by Ivo Sanader and Ante Stamac. The central event was a discussion on the scientific and political thought in the works of Croatian President Franjo Tudjman, which is to be held under the headline "National Sovereignty - Historic Task of Our Time". (hina) lm 171009 MET oct 97