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July 12, 2018, 22:45 Guatemala, July 12 (Prensa Latina) The Guatemala Book Fair (Filgua 2018) opened its doors until July 22 with France as a guest of honor. honor and premise In the opening words of this fifteenth edition, Raúl Figueroa Sarti, president of the event, emphasized the pbadion, tenacity and stubbornness of the editors committed to making this not only literary, but cultural in the broadest sense of the term.
"I wish it were a meeting point, to find the books you are looking for and also to have books that you discover, to discover new ideas and" Reading does not necessarily make us better human beings but it will undoubtedly contribute to building a better Guatemala together, "he said. Figueroa particularly thanked France and its ambbadador here, Jean-Hugues Simon-Michel, for accepting the invitation to organize this fair, a way to repay a fraction of the hospitality that the Gallic nation had for many national writers, he said. France has set up a real party and is an opportunity to strengthen deep relations of friendship and cooperation between the two countries and get closer to the Gallic culture and its way of understanding the role of the book in the world. 39 State, said the president of Ageg.
Filgua 2018 is dedicated in a special way to the bookseller JesuÌüs Chico GarciÌüa and is once again the seat of Fórum Majadas, where four thousand 165 meters and 155 stands are available for publishers, booksellers and guest institutions .
Guatemalans they will be able to know 60 cultural expressions of the European nation, between presentations of books, literary meetings and professional meetings. round tables, workshops, literary cabarets, film screenings, art exhibitions, documentaries and music.
Another attraction will be the space dedicated to children, which incorporates learning games, storytelling spaces, workshops, marathons readings and school visits
last year, the festivities were for the Asturian world as a contribution to the most universal writer of Guatemalan writers, which this time retains a privileged space of the sample.
Filgua 2017 has increased by 36 a hundred public attendance, a challenge to overcome now, when he seeks to recognize the work of essential booksellers and public libraries.
In addition to the Majadas Forum headquarters, three alternates will be operating: the Alliance Française, the Sophos Library and the Fund of Economic Culture to ensure better public access to the festival of books, words, ideas, music and cinema. [196] 59003] ag / mmc
