THE giants of world letters are coming in for outsized attention at Shanghai's premier publishing event. This year features events centered on titans from Shakespeare and Cervantes to Yang Jiang and Mao Dun.

Every year, the Shanghai Book Fair honors literary masters, but never have there been so many events commemorating writers, poets, playwrights and critics as this year. Publishers and institu­tions are paying tribute to titans like Shakespeare and Cervantes, as well as contemporary Hungarian writer Peter Esterhazy, and celebrated Chinese au­thors Lu Xun, Mao Dun and Yang Jiang, to name just a few.

Events at this year's fair include serial lectures, exhibitions and tours, among many more.