The 28^th International Book Festival Budapest - taking place between 28 September and 1 October - hosts the Netherlands as Guest of Honour this year. The cultural bonds between the Netherlands and Hungary date back from the 16th century, with many of the first books available in Hungary coming from Dutch printing houses. The current literary cooperation is just as strong.

 

The number of Dutch titles (both fiction and non-fiction) translated into Hungarian is outstanding by regional comparison, and the volume of Hungarian works published in the Netherlands is also impressive – hence the slogan of the Dutch programme series in Budapest: On the Sea of Books.