lunes, 16 de febrero de 2009

Cuban National Literature Prize at Book Fair Today

HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 16 .Cuba's National Literature Prize, the highest distinction in the country, will be announced today during the 18th International Book Fair Cuba 2009.

The Nosside 2008 prize, considered among the best five poetry awards in the world, will be awarded today in the Nicolas Guillen hall in the fair's main venue, the Cabaña Fortress, Havana. The prize is given to unpublished authors without language limitations.

Likewise, Norwegian writer, Jostein Gaarder, will present his new book "El misterio del solitario," edited by Cuban publishing house Gente Nueva. Among other titles to be presented today will be "Evocación," by Aleida March, "El que debe vivir," by Marta Rojas, "La isla y el tiempo," by Eduardo Vazquez and Sobrevivientes, a collaboration between Chile and
Cuba.

Other prestigious writers, among them Carlo Frabetti and Santiago Alba, will lead one the debates to take place during the day about culture, consumption and human values in modern times.

(Jornada de premios hoy en la Feria Internacional del Libro)

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