Over Six Million Visitors Mark Record-Breaking Conclusion of the Algiers International Book Fair, Highlighting Algeria’s Flourishing Literary Culture
✍️ BY: Dr. Hana Saada
Algiers – November 2025 – The latest edition of the Algiers International Book Fair wrapped up with unprecedented figures, confirming the event’s status as the country’s largest cultural gathering. According to the fair’s curator, Mohamed Iqreb, the number of visitors reached 5.6 million by Friday and surpassed six million by the end of the closing day, reflecting the extraordinary enthusiasm of the Algerian public for reading and literature.
Thursday, November 6, was recorded as the fair’s busiest day, drawing over 850,000 visitors in a single day. This remarkable turnout underscores the widespread appetite for literary engagement across Algeria.
Minister of Culture and Arts, Malika Ben Doudah, hailed the figures as evidence of Algerians’ thirst for knowledge and confirmed the Ministry’s commitment to supporting public publishing houses while promoting reading as a daily cultural practice. Plans for the early preparation of the next edition were also announced.
The fair hosted 1,258 exhibitors across 565 pavilions, showcasing 140,000 titles and organizing 530 diverse cultural activities. These achievements cement the Algiers International Book Fair’s global stature, ranking among the world’s most visited literary events.
During the closing ceremony, seven prominent literary and intellectual figures were honored, including Abdelhamid Bouraiou, Makhlouf Amer, Nadia Nwaser, Abdelhamid Shkil, Habiba Mohammedi, Christiane Chouli Achour (represented by Afifa Bradahi), and Bachir Khalf (received by novelist Lakhdar Chouar).
The winners of the second edition of the “My First Book” prize were also announced: Oualid Saber for his Arabic novel Wings of Rebellion, Khalidja Kerou for For the Sake of Your Face, Freedom in Amazigh, Addelmalek Azzaoui for A Contre Flux in French, and Salma Chergui for The Knight of the Sea in English, highlighting the multilingual vibrancy of Algeria’s literary scene.
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