The International Book Fair comes to an end, learn about the featured events.
Photo: EFE – Carlos Ortega
The Bogotá International Book Fair comes to an end. The programming of the last day of the International Book Fair will be marked by activities that continue the theme around The Voragine, and also the presence of Brazil as a guest country, with the central theme of “Reading nature.” The day will offer a varied cultural agenda for all tastes and ages. Filbo 2024 will be open from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm, with tickets sold at the box office from 9:00 am The prices are $12,000 for adults, $9,500 for children from 6 to 12 years old and $10,000 for students with license.
Some of the events on the cultural agenda for the closing of the fair
Presentation of the Inkal Awá cosmological atlas book for children
10:00
JORGE ISAACS ROOM
The Inkal Awá Cosmological Atlas is an illustrated work that represents the worldview of the Inkal Awá people of Nariño. Its objective is to bring people of all ages closer to the rich indigenous culture of these communities. Although it is aimed primarily at boys and girls, it is suitable for any audience interested in understanding how ancient cultures interpret the world. This project is the result of a collective effort that recognizes the cultural diversity, knowledge, practices and stories of these communities.
XXXII Bogotá International Poetry Festival: painting and poetry
11:30 a.m.
MARÍA MERCEDES CARRANZA ROOM
Considering that the theme of the Festival is “Poetry in the arts”, to refer to painting we will base ourselves on the book “Private Collection” by the Colombian poet Ramón Cote, with the presence of its author in dialogue with Armando Rodríguez Ballesteros and Luz Mary Giraldo, closing with a musical intervention.
Literature and imagination in the construction of the image
1:00 pm
MARÍA MERCEDES CARRANZA ROOM
A writer is a strange thing. Understand its contradiction and the process in the writing profession. He knows the country’s emerging authors. Presentation of works by the authors of Lit.-literature association
Vorágine Cycle: the pirate maelstroms: the (not so legal) adventure of a century-old novel
2:30 pm
GREAT ROOM F
It is said that when a book is “pirated”, it is a sign of success. La vorágine, the fundamental novel by José Eustasio Rivera that celebrates one hundred years of publication in 2024, has not been immune to the phenomenon of informal editions. In this event, the editorial path of the novel will be covered, with some examples of these unauthorized editions
love and memory
3:30 pm
BRAZIL, GUEST OF HONOR COUNTRY
João Anzanello Carrscoza and Bia Barros – Works that address the delicacy and challenges of human relationships and the transformations caused by time.
Presentation of the book: My Blackness and Other Loves
4:00 p.m.
MARÍA MERCEDES CARRANZA ROOM
The event aims to publicize a book of Afro poetry and highlight its poetic and pedagogical power.
Presentation of the book for a good life, parenting, learning and self-directed education by Erwin Fabián García and Sofía Molina Sierra
5:30 p.m. m.
GREAT ROOM A
Good living seeks a new social horizon beyond development, capitalism, and communism, based on the particularities of each community and territory. It moves away from discourses and practices that choose economic growth, profitability and consumption as indicators of well-being.
Fundalecture – bird whistle: sound stories
6:00 pm
READING ROOM FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD
A space for encountering oral tradition in early childhood, as well as creating stories around the exploration of nature, soundscapes and sensitive experiences that are connected to children’s literature.
