The Orto and Bayamo publishing houses, both from the eastern province of Granma, arrive at the 28 edition of the International Book Fair (FIL), Cuba 2019, with literary novelties which be available tothe public from all over the country to know the most recent works of the Granma´s authors.
On Saturday, February 16, the first presentation will take place at Fortaleza San Carlos de La Cabaña, the usual venue for the meeting that become the largest cultural event of Cuba.
Among the titles that will be marketed at the Fair are Todos lod días me invento un país, by Juventina Soler Palomino; Desertor del pasado, by Alexander Besú; and Del organo a la Original: 7 manzanilleros en la musica Cubana, by Zenovio Hernández Pavón and Roiny Velázquez Pozo, according to local media reports.
Orto publishing house, based in the city of Manzanillo, has as new proposals the book ¿Dónde estás, Paulo ?, written by Enrique Pérez Díaz.
La Bayamesa: 165 años de su canto, will be one of the most interesting literary options of Bayamo publishing, since it constitutes a tribute to that musical work considered the first romantic song written in Cuba.
The referred text is a compilation by Ludín Fonseca García, historian of the city of Bayamo.
From Granma province will also be at the Havana Book Fair the volume Los sueños de un girasol, written by Ángel Larramendi; Historias y Visiones, by Carlos Escala Fernández; and Sueño azul, by Juana López Mesa.
The International Book Fair Cuba 2019, which will run until February 17, will cover more than 1,300 cultural activities, including book presentation, concerts, lectures and exhibitions of visual arts.
On this occasion the event is dedicated to the renowned Cuban writer, critic, editor and professor, Eduardo Heras León and the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, as the guest honor.
The 28th edition of the FIL is also dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution and the 500th anniversary of the founding of Havana.
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