Havana.- The 15th International Book Fair Cuba 2016 begins a tour of the country, which runs until April 24th. The event begins in the central province of Cienfuegos, where it will tour until March 6. It will then move on to the western provinces of Pinar del Rio and Matanzas (March 9 to 13) and will be in Mayabeque and Ciego de Avila provinces from March 16 to 20.
Artemisa and the Isla de la Juventud will host the cultural event from April 20 to 24. Meanwhile, according to the program of the Cuban Book Institute, the fair will also travel to the eastern provinces.
The Havana event was housed at San Carlos de La Cabaña fortress, where book presentations, exchanges between foreign and local authors, and meetings between writers and readers were held. Sales reached 234,246 volumes and more than 345,000 people attended during 10 days(from Feb 11 to 21).
While in Havana, the most important literary publishing event of this island held a colloquium in honor of the 90th birthday of the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution - Fidel Castro.
The Eastern Republic of Uruguay, is the guest country of the fair, which has been dedicated to local writers, Lina de Feria and Rogelio Martinez Fure (2015 National Literature Award).
Source: PL
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