Vietnam to attend 28th International Book Fair in Cuba
Friday, 15/02/2019 16:55 (GMT+7)
The 28th International Book Fair is taking place from February 7th - 17th in Habana, Cuba, and is scheduled to attract 44 countries from five continents, including Vietnam.
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel and Algerian Minister of Culture Algeria Azzedine Mihoubi in Havana on February 7th
"It is the first time that Algeria is invited to honor a literary event of great magnitude in Latin America, an occasion that will serve to appreciate and learn about the Algerian culture," said President of the official Cuban Book Institute, Juan Rodriguez Cabrera at a press conference.
120 exhibitors from 20 countries, new publishing houses, 354 authors and book experts have confirmed their participation.
The event will pay tribute to the Cuban writer Eduardo Heras Leon, winner of the National Prize for Literature (2014) and the National Publishing Prize (2001).
Algeria will bring the largest delegation to the fiesta, followed by a good representation from Cuba, Mexico, Argentina and the US.
The 28th edition fair will be dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution and the 500th anniversary of the founding of Havana.
Havana’s International Book Fair is an annual public festival held in February and March to promote Cuban government sanctioned books and writing.
The 28th International Book Fair will then continue its journey through all the provinces of the island to finish in Santiago on April 14th./.
Compiled by BTA
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