April 22, 2010. With all stands set up and the books on the shelves, the 36th Book Fair opens today at La Rural Exhibition Hall. For the first time, the opening ceremony shall be led by Teresa Parodi and Víctor Heredia. The musicians shall read texts my Argentine authors who refer to the 200 Years since the Independence.
Under the motto "Celebrate through books 200 years of stories" the Spanish language largest book fair of its kind and one of the most important cultural and publishing events in Latin America - which each year gathers over a million people- shall open its doors today until May, 10th in La Rural in the Buenos Aires city neighborhood of Palermo.
Adding to the foreign visitors, who are one of the main attractions of the fair, are the most important Argentine authors who, as is customary every year, shall make the most of the unique scenario the Fair offers to present their latest works.
In a 37 thousand square meter space, those visitors and lovers of literature shall be able to visit stands representing over 1300 exhibitors which will include the most prestigious publishing houses, distributors and book shops from Argentina and from around the world.
In addition to round tables, conferences, book signing, courses, book presentations, shows and activities for the whole family, that the fair offers, La Rural shall be one of the venues of the II Borges-Kafka / Buenos Aires-Prague Biennial.
To reflect upon our country's two hundred years, there will be a "Bicentenary Meeting" on April, 26th, 28th and 29th., which will include two master lectures by Ernesto Laclau and Luis Alberto Romero, divided into three days which have the objective of understanding Argentina in the last 200 hundred years and outlining possible future horizons.
Source: http://english.telam.com.ar
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