TiBE 台北國際書展 2025.2.4-9

Belgium, apart from its political importance by hosting the headquarters of the EU and many international organizations, is also famous for arts, be it classic, contemporary, art-nouveau, or avant-garde. In literature, Belgium has nourished such renowned writers as Novelist Maurice Maeterlinck, Hugo Claus, Georges Simenon, and popular contemporary writers as Amélie Nothomb, Jean-Philippe Toussaint…, etc. Belgian comic strips, the so-called “the Ninth Art”, with such heroes as Tintin, Smurfs, Spirou, The Cat, Lucky Luke…, are loved by readers all over the world for many decades. This year, Belgium Pavilion features various titles from publishers, and a famous and talented illustrator invited by Wallonia-Brussels International (WBI).