Until May 13, the epicenter of books by Salteño authors will be in the Ocre Pavilion, Stand 3132-3031, within the La Rural property (Av. Santa Fe 4201). Like every year, the provinces of the NOA, one of the fundamental cradles of our country’s culture, will prepare different activities that will include book presentations, documentaries and even tributes to relevant musicians who will be part of the transcendental folk songbook of Argentina.
The selection of literary styles and genres at the Province’s stand covers a wide variety of themes and forms of expression by Salta and resident authors.
Some of the most prominent genres are those that include Poetry, collections of poems and free style poetry. It is worth mentioning that a collection of poems is a collection of poems, which can address a wide range of themes and poetic styles. Such is the case of “Tiempos de Europa” by Leopoldo Castilla; “Wind Gallop. Flashes of the Gaucho War” by Abel Cornejo”; “I am the foreign woman” by María del Milagro Dallacaminá; “Brisas del Sur de Salta” by Felipe Ortiz; “Everyday Anthology” by Marcelo Sutti; “Litanies” by Santiago Sylvester; “Choreographies for a redemption” by Carlos Yudi; among others. As for Free Style Poetry, it is characterized by its structural freedom and its focus on personal and emotional expression. In the case of “Rimaditos para los más chiquitos” by Gabriela García, it is directed specifically for childhood or “Sometimes Life “, “Sometimes love”, “Sometimes time” by Cecilia Tapia Perafán.
On the other hand, the genre of history in literature refers to works by Salteños and residents that relate past events, factually or fictionally. This genre can encompass a wide variety of forms and styles, from historical narrative that recreates events and characters from the past in a fictional way but based on real events, to academic history that presents analysis and arguments supported by research and evidence. Some of the works that belong to this genre and are part of the stand are “History of Salta” and “History of Science” by Ricardo Alonso; “Martín Miguel de Güemes” by Ernesto Bisceglia; “Lola Mora” by Patricio Colombo Murúa; “History of the Güemes Monument” by Abel Cornejo and “The First Horses” by Lucio Cornejo.
Likewise, the narrative genre is a broad category within literature in Salta that includes all those works that tell a story. These stories can be presented in the form of novels, stories, short stories, chronicles, narrative essays, works such as “Our location in the world” by Valentín Anaquín; “Crescents in the stained glass window” by Patricia Patocco; “Reflections with humor” by Eduardo Antonelli; “Ghosts, microstories” by Claudia Aramayo; “The sky of our houses” by Miguel Ángel Barroso; “Juana and Manuel, their indelible mark” by Marta Elena De La Zerda; “The suicidal kids” by Fabio Martínez; “Anonymous Heroes” by Gabriel Parada; “Tartagal, stories, myths and legends” by Marta Juárez; among others.
Complementing the stand are works that belong to the genres of Anthologies; High Mountain; Archeology; Self-help; Ballistics; Biography; Cosmology; of Customs; Science fiction; Right; Glossary; Educational-Didactics; Essays; Humor; Childish; and, of Sciences. This selection shows a wide diversity in literary themes and genres, reflecting the richness and variety of the world of writing and publishing in our province.
Juana Manuela Editorial, Instituto Cultural Andino, Olivia, Editorial Universitaria EUNSa: are some of the publishing labels that are part of the collection selected to position Salta in the most important Spanish-speaking Book Fair in the country and Latin America.
Salta Day at the Book Fair
The central event of the Province of Salta will be on Friday, May 10 at 6:30 p.m. in the Julio Cortázar Room. On this occasion, the three winning authors of the 2023 Literary Contests will be recognized: Short Story Category: Graciela Chávez, Children’s Literature Category: Carola de Abelleyra, Poetry Category Special Line for 40 Years of Democracy: Jésica Nogales.
Additionally, at this event the Poetry Anthology of the 1st Salta International Poetry Festival will be presented together with the poet Teuco Castilla and Santiago Sylvester. This Festival was held in the month of November in Salta capital and more than 50 poets from different parts of the world participated. As a result of that meeting, said anthology was published. To finish, the singer Nadia Szachniuk will perform a repertoire of Salta music.
