The offers are the star of the book fair

In the context of a complex economic situation, exhibitors and booksellers are optimistic about the sales they will make during these holidays, because, as Francisco Gamboa says of Librería de las Luces, adults. In his space, you can get three books from clbadic authors of universal literature such as Edgar Allan Poe, Jane Austen, Hermann Hesse, Henry James, among others, priced at $ 500 or one for $ 200. another poster, three books are offered for $ 400. "We have a wide variety of authors and awards, as well as communication books, literary essays, biographies, political and economics," he said. said Gamboa, who has been attending the fair in Neuquen for six years.

"Despite the prevailing situation in the country, I am optimistic," said Alejandro Gutierrez of Pueblo Libros, while he was sending three copies of Gaturro's $ 250 cartoon to a woman who had just turned out. to arrive at the fair with his son.

In Pueblo Libros, you can get two books from clbadic authors such as Kafka, Dostoevsky or Oscar Wilde, priced at $ 300 or the same amount for $ 500. It also highlights the 2 x $ 100 promotions of children's books from Disney movie characters.

"Our motto is" The books we need, "explains Silvia from Dos Editores to present her proposal, which ranges from cookbooks and crafts to alternative therapies, comics and children. looking for promotions, which in our case are 3 pounds to $ 300 or the same amount to $ 400, in the case of cooking, "he explains.As for comics – like Star Wars or X- Men -, the woman says that "the cheapest is $ 200 and they can go up to $ 650".

Carlos Ramos of Supermarket of the Book regrets that the fair begins "just at the end of the month", although he is optimistic about sales.

On the stand, you can get Kafka Castle, Arthur Conan Doyle's Scarlet Study and Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby for $ 350. Or a copy for $ 150. There are comics and cartoons at $ 150 and the Science collection that barks – among them by Adrián Paenza – for $ 190.

From colón colón to the 60's miniskirt

The historian Daniel Balmaceda will present today at 7 pm in the auditorium of the National Museum of Fine Arts his book What They Wore. Fashion in the history of Argentina, published by Sudamericana.

The book reveals the story behind the fashion that has been used at the most important moments of Argentina.

According to Balmaceda, Manuel Belgrano was the first dandy in Argentina and said that Belgrano and Rivadavia, during their trip to London, had adopted this fashion and took care of their clothes.

In the book, he states that the most elegant president was Manuel Quintana, since he had bought his clothes in Paris and that he was nicknamed "Mannequin".

In addition, he says that the sculptor Lola Mora was the first woman to push the pants with a curved pattern. He explained that the trousers were useful to his craft, since he was riding on a scaffolding or sitting.

For the historian, knowing the costumes and the differences between the clothes of 1810 and 1900 is a way of understanding why we dress as we do today. "We have had much more elegant times than today," he said.

-> Theater, economics, blogs and history

• Official opening Mayor Horacio Quiroga officially opens the fair with Ana Bonet, Secretary of Culture and Tourism (at 11 years old).
• Theater Festival Representation of three anthologies of theatrical microfictions by amateur theater groups (at age 15 in the Lili Muñoz auditorium).
• Problems and solutions. The economist Martín Lousteau presents his book Under Water (at 4.30 pm in the MNBA auditorium).
• L & # 39; s browser The historian Gerardo Bartolomé presents the book Yo, the Perito Moreno (at 18 years old in the auditorium of the MNBA).
• Literary Blog The booktuber Agustín Sohn and the literary blogger Julieta Ninno will talk about children's literature (at 19 years old in Irma Cuña).
• Art and counterculture. The designer of Rocambole will be speaking of "Art, design and counter-culture" (Auditorium Irma Cuña).

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