The Baku Book Center on November 11 hosted a presentation of the Azerbaijani edition of the book "The Walk" by famous Swiss writer Robert Walser. The event took place on the initiative of the "Friends of Azerbaijan" Association operating in Basel (Switzerland). “The Walk” is one of the most famous works of Robert Walser. A pseudo-biographical "stroll" through town and countryside rife with philosophic musings, “The Walk” has been hailed as the masterpiece of Walser's short prose. Director of the Baku Book Center Gunel Rzayeva, chairman of the "Friends of Azerbaijan" Association Arzu Aliyeva, head of “Alatoran” publishing house, poet Rasim Garaja addressing the book launch event stressed the importance of organizing cultural events between Switzerland and Azerbaijan. Our special guest Reto Sorg, Managing Director at Robert Walser Foundation (Bern) spoke about the life and work of the writer and answered the questions.
21.11.2024
As COP29 is underway in Baku, we were honored today to welcome a distinguished guest from the UAE, Nahla Nabil, a book publisher and co-author of Mission Zero book.
30.09.2024
On September 30, the Baku Book Center hosted the presentation of the book "Great Leader Heydar Aliyev and the Development of Legal Science," authored by PhD Zaur Aliyev, Dean of the Faculty of Law and Associate Professor at Baku State University (BSU).
23.09.2024
On September 23, the Baku Book Center hosted a piano recital to celebrate the 90th birthday of Elmira Safarova (1934-1997), a distinguished pianist, teacher, and Honored Artist of Azerbaijan.
20.09.2024
On September 20, the Baku Book Center hosted the launch ceremony for "A Grammar of Contemporary Azerbaijani," authored by Zhale Garibova, Vice-Rector for International Relations at Azerbaijan University of Languages (AUL), and Sabina Aliyeva, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Azerbaijani Linguistics at AUL.
