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Visitors at the Frankfurt Book Fair attend an Oct. 18 panel discussion on how Filipino writers confront political violence in their work. (Photo by Marc Jacquemin, courtesy of Frankfurter Buchmesse)
KYRA JAEGER
November 10, 2025 13:00 JST
FRANKFURT, Germany -- A booming sound fills the hall of a long pavilion; its source: a group of Filipino musicians. Their voices and instruments fade slowly into silence as the audience's clapping swells into loud applause. The musicians bow, relieved and smiling.