Cuba Represented at International Book Fair in Buenos Aires

HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 24 (acn) Cuban publishing houses and writers are participating in the 35th International Book Fair in Buenos Aires, Argentina, which was inaugurated on April 23rd and will run until May 11th.

Exhibiting their publications on the Cuban stand are the Capitán San Luis and Ediciones Cubanas, publishing houses, besides others from the Enterprise for Information Technologies and Advanced Data Transmission Services (CITMATEL), the Center for the Development of Information on Public Health (CEDISAP), and the Center for José Martí Studies.

The web site of the Cuban embassy in Argentina reports that the Society of Argentinean Writers will pay tribute to Havana’s Casa de las Américas, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of that cultural institution.

Also scheduled are book launchings and presentations by Cuban writers, among them Senel Paz and José Luis Méndez.

Paz, who is also a scriptwriter and a journalist, will present his most recent novel, “En el cielo con diamantes” (In the Sky with Diamonds), besides offering a conference on Cuban literature.

Méndez, who is also a professor and a researcher, will do the same with the texts “Los años del terror 1974-76”, “La república de Miami” and “Mercenarios cubanos en África. Una historia de la contrarrevolución cubana (1961-91)”, among other titles.

Cuba Day will be celebrated on Saturday, as part of which a cultural activity will take place. It will include items from traditional music to contemporary sounds.

This is the 26th occasion that Cuba has participated in this type of fair, described as the great event of Argentinean culture.

(Cuba en Feria Internacional del Libro de Buenos Aires)