Zelensky set for Frankfurt book fair speech as Ukraine authors star

Zelensky will make his Frankfurt Book Fair speech today via video link at the five-day annual fair, which attracts tens of thousands of visitors from around the world and hundreds of exhibitors. Photo: AFP

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky will address this week's Frankfurt book fair, with organisers offering emphatic support to the country's literary scene in the wake of Russia's invasion.

Ukrainian authors led by "punk poet" Sergiy Zhadan will feature prominently at the world's biggest publishing event.