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Mock soldiers in Napoleonic garb pass in front of works of art at the Europ'ART fair. This picture could be called The Grenadier and the Gorilla. swissinfo.ch

A display of Pop Art by artist Juliette Clovis, courtesy of gallery manager Lydie Marchi. swissinfo.ch

The Book Fair is the place for meetings. To prove the point, even the late French humourist Pierre Desproges made an appearance. swissinfo.ch

Swiss author Jacques Chessex was there too. In fact, they both were. swissinfo.ch

Lots of walking here... swissinfo.ch

...sometimes in rather frightening surroundings. swissinfo.ch

The Book Fair is really several exhibitions in one... swissinfo.ch

Guest canton St Gallen draws its sponsors. swissinfo.ch

Geneva-based journalist Etienne Dumont is a colourful character and has been immortalised in this photograph by Steve Iuncker. (Swiss Press Photo) swissinfo.ch

A major exhibition is devoted to the treasures of the Pharaohs. Here, a visitor goes head-to-head with Akhenaten. swissinfo.ch

Sometimes, fiction mingles with reality. Here it is difficult to make out what is real and what is painted - the man and woman in the background or the woman in the foreground, pushing the stroller? swissinfo.ch

All done... Good reading and good night! swissinfo.ch

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The Geneva Book Fair meets Europ'ART.

In the midst of books and paintings in Geneva, art mixes and mingles with faces in the crowd. (Pictures and text: Bernard Léchot)