The 77th Frankfurt Book Fair concluded with over 4,300 exhibitors from 90 countries, maintaining its status as the premier global publishing event. Two literary forums titled "Wisdom and Transcendence in the AI Era" became focal points, with award-winning writer Xuemo and his works emerging as significant highlights. The forums gathered writers, scholars, publishers, and filmmakers from more than ten countries to examine literature's capacity to connect humanity and how Xuemo's writings inspire greater awareness and compassion.
During the events, two of Xuemo's latest works—the English edition of Eternal Love and The Way Out: The Rise of Her Wisdom in the AI Era—were officially released, attracting considerable attention from the international publishing community. Claudia Kaiser, Vice President for Asia at the Frankfurt Book Fair, stated that Xuemo's works reveal human nature's struggles, spiritual transcendence, and the collision of individual destinies, offering universal significance that crosses cultural boundaries and touches shared human emotions and reflections.
Nora Frisch, founder of Drachenhaus Verlag, noted that in an era where technology reshapes the world, Xuemo's literary value extends beyond literature itself, serving as "a spiritual beacon that safeguards humanity and guides technology toward benevolence." Professor Shouhui Zhao from the University of Bergen, Norway, observed that Xuemo's creative spirit resonates with that of 2023 Nobel Laureate in Literature Jon Fosse, both embodying a "silent aesthetics" rooted in stillness, endurance, and transcendence, reflecting contemporary literature's profound spiritual dimensions.
In his address, Xuemo emphasized that writers must be "those who light the lamps" in a changing world, asserting that literature's mission is not merely to narrate the world but to help people reshape their inner mindset—to replace control with compassion and transcend computation with wisdom. His remarks sparked strong audience resonance, highlighting literature's irreplaceable spiritual power amid artificial intelligence advancements. The forum's success underscored the growing global influence of Chinese literature and marked a new convergence between world literature's spirit and technological civilization's evolution.
