Santiago de Cuba Ready to End 25th Book Fair

The 25th Book Fair will end on April 24 in this city, where the last details are being finalized for the Cuba''s largest cultural event, which began in Havana in February.

Authorities of the cultural sector in the province announced that the Complejo Cultural Heredia will be the main venue for the event, which includes an artistic and literary program and will also be hosted by the Casa del Joven Creador belonging to the Hermanos Saiz Association, and the University of Oriente.

They said that the opening ceremony would be carried out in the Hall of Arts of Emilio Bacardi Museum (the oldest in Cuba) on April 19, to continue with several proposals for music, theater, visual arts and circus, along with book presentations and theoretical sessions.

During this event, we will pay a tribute to storyteller Jose Soler Puig on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his birth with a panel devoted to his memory, in which reprint editions of his books will be released.

We will sell about 80 titles of children's books, and hold meetings with new writers to strengthen the potential of the child audience that becomes every year the event's protagonist.

Oriente publishing house will present eight new titles, among which are "Veinte cuentos" by Uruguayan Mario Aguerri; "Las campanas de Juana la loca", by Marta Rojas; and "Danza del viento", by Carmen Candiot.