“As just another fan,” as explained by the spokespersons for the national Culture Secretariat, Leonardo Cifelli This afternoon he visited the 48th International Book Fair on its first day of opening, before the official opening, from which it was dropped days ago. It will be the first time that national authorities they turn their back to the most popular cultural exhibition in the country.
“He was walking, but he didn’t stop by to say hello,” they confirmed to Clarín Culture the organizers, who were not informed of that visit. Cifelli arrived “without security guards (as they had recommended),” they indicated from the portfolio that he commands. And they stressed that “he paid his way in.”
Cifelli visited the pavilions, accompanied by the owner of the National Library, Susana Soto Pérez; and the head of CONABIPRaúl Escandar, who next week will launch the 19th edition of the Libro% Program at the Book Fair.
The official, furthermore, bought a copy of The City and its uncertain walls, by Haruki Murakami. And he retired.
“The Ministry of Culture decided not disbursing 300 million pesos in advertising for a Government stand at the Book Fair,” the Ministry of Culture said in a statement.
And they added that the money (now $554,316,000) will go to “the purchase of bookswhich reaches 744 popular libraries that will update their bibliographic collection, dependent on Conabip.”
