Popularity of books on the rise

The Gaudeamus International Book and Education Fair in Bucharest attracted a hundred thousand visitors last weekend. Gandul newspaper examines why reading is once again so popular: "Living standards [have] improved so that people can afford more than just the absolute necessities. In addition there is the welcome reality that culture is attracting far greater crowds than in the past few years again. The reasons for this are clear: interest in politics has sunk dramatically, and television, which is always first to be accused of luring away potential culture consumers, has lost importance and only has itself to blame. TV programmes lack originality, they always have the same format, the same protagonists ... . Human beings, who always need some form of diversion, can obtain cheap and pleasurable satisfaction through reading."

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