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August 01, 2018, 00:26 La Paz, August 1 (Prensa Latina) Bolivia will host today the XXIII International Book Fair of La Paz, an event considered as one of the more important and higher levels.
It is organized by the Departmental Chamber of the Book of La Paz. and has special guests like the Mexican writer Laura Esquivel, known for her novel Como agua para chocolate of 1989.
This edition of the fair will be marked by the participation of China for the first time in the world. event history, a fact that the ambbadador of this country here, Liang Yu, envisioned as an opportunity to strengthen the cultural ties between the two cities.
In the programmed activities appears a meeting of writers microficción, organized by the outstanding author oliviano Homero Carvalho, and the competition I Booktuber, aimed at young people who upload videos of recommendation or d & # 39; 39 opinion of books on Youtube.
It is also planned to hold book presentations; discussions; workshops; theatrical, cinematographic and dance performances; conferences; tributes to exceptional writers, and spaces for dialogue with new authors.
According to data from the book chamber of La Paz, 30 foreign guests and 100 national writers will participate in the fair.
The International Book Fair of La Paz took place for the first time in 1996.
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