Chinese author Mo Yan, the 2012 Nobel Prize laureate for Literature, arrived in Algeria on Sunday to attend the 23rd International Book Fair of Algiers (SILA).

2012年诺贝尔文学奖得主、中国作家莫言周日抵达阿尔及利亚，参加第23届阿尔及尔国际书展(SILA)。

Mo, together with a group of elite Chinese authors, will represent China in the book fair. They were welcomed by Algerian Minister of Culture Azzedine Mihoubi at the international airport of Algiers.

莫言和一批中国优秀作家将代表中国参加书展。阿尔及利亚文化部长阿扎丁·米胡比在阿尔及尔国际机场欢迎他们。

A statement of the Ministry of Culture said that President Abdelaziz Bouteflika planned to award Mo the National Order of Merit Medal "El Athir" on the occasion of celebrations of the 60th anniversary of Algerian-Chinese relations.

文化部的一份声明说，阿卜杜拉齐兹·布特弗利卡总统计划在庆祝阿中关系60周年之际授予莫国家荣誉勋章“埃尔·阿西尔”勋章。

SILA will be held between October 29 and November 10, with the participation of around 1,000 foreign publishers representing 47 countries and regions.

SILA将于10月29日至11月10日举行，来自47个国家和地区的约1000家外国出版商将参加会议。

As many as 300,000 books of literature, history, science and other areas will be exhibited. China will present 3,000 pieces of work both in Arabic and English.

届时将展出30多万本文学、历史、科学和其他领域的书籍。中国将展出3000件阿拉伯文和英文作品。