From April 25 to May 13, the Córdoba Culture Agency will be present at the 48th edition of the Buenos Aires International Book Fairthrough the Letters and Libraries Subdirectoratewith an institutional stand.
Inside of the Ocher Pavilionthe Province will exhibit, promote and sell the publications of the Letras y Bibliotecas Publishing House, the winning works of the provincial literary contests and awards and the proposals of Córdoba publishers that do not have the possibility of accessing this great event.
In this framework, May 3 will be the Cordoba Day will take place at the institutional stand tribute to Leopoldo Lugones.
The event takes place in the La Rural Fairgrounds.
In the field of independent firms, you can find a wide variety of proposals, from the following firms: Babel Ediciones, Ediciones del Boulevard, Ediciones de Todos Los Mares, Editorial Comunicarte, Los Ríos Editorial, El Corredor Austral, Raíz de Dos, Recovecos, Escriptum, Cuentos en Boca, Ediciones del Callejón, Editorial Alberoni, Lot 11 Editions, Dinamo Editorial, Editorial el Puente, Potencia, Quo Vadis Ediciones and Editorial Emporio.
As for the participants, on the part of the higher education houses, there will be the presence of the national universities of Córdoba, Villa María and Río Cuarto, together with the Católica de Córdoba, the Center for Advanced Studies and the Montserrat Printing Office.
The opening ceremony of the 2024 edition will take place on Thursday, April 25 at 6 p.m. and the writer Liliana Heker will be in charge of the opening speech.
Tribute to Córdoba
Friday, May 3 will be Córdoba Day. At 6:30 p.m. a tribute to Leopoldo Lugones. The planned activity is a show called Lugones, his house and the birds of northern Córdoba, 150 years after the birth of the great Argentine writer, of Córdoba origin.
One of the central reasons will be the recent enhancement of Lugones’ birthplace in Villa María de Río Seco, in the north of Córdoba. The president of the Córdoba Culture Agency will refer to the topic with a specially produced video, Raúl Sansica.
Another reason is the appearance of the book “Alas”, a fragment of the work “The Book of Landscapes”. The poets and at the same time editors and caretakers of the work, Leandro Calles and César Vargas, will be in charge of words dedicated to the figure of the poet and the reading of some poems.
Also participating in the reading of poems, in addition to his own artistic contribution, will be the actor José Luis Serrano, in his character as Mrs. Jovita.
There will be videos explaining the work of enhancing the value of the house, by the museologist Marcela Fernandez, Another on the footprints of Lugones in Villa de María. And another with images of northern birds.
Activities grid:
Friday, April 26, 6 p.m. Tina Elorriaga, poet, presents her book My heart is an orphan dog. Córdoba Culture Agency Stand. Ocher Pavilion.
Tuesday, April 30, 6 p.m. Daniel Nato López, latest winner of the Provincia de Córdoba Literary Award with his novel Elfuel necessary. Córdoba Culture Agency Stand. Ocher Pavilion.
Thursday, May 2, 6:00 p.m. Carlos Presman, presents his book of stories Cuaderno de Anatomía, with illustrations by the painter Carlos Alonso. Córdoba Culture Agency Stand. Ocher Pavilion.
Friday, May 3, 6 p.m. Doña Jovita becomes alive. Córdoba Culture Agency Stand Ocher Pavilion.
Friday, May 3, 6:30 p.m. Córdoba Province Day: Tribute to Leopoldo Lugones. Horacio González Room. Ocher Pavilion.
Thursday, May 9, 6 p.m. Aldo Parfeniuk, writer and poet, will talk about his books Alberto Burnichon, el crime de edit” and Ecopoesia. Córdoba Culture Agency Stand. Ocher Pavilion.
Friday, May 10, 6 p.m. Mario Trecek, poet and Secretary of Culture of Río Tercero, presents his latest book, I can’t breathe. Córdoba Culture Agency Stand. Ocher Pavilion.
Sunday, May 12, 6 p.m. Nuria Graco and Aldo Ceballos, from the Library for People with Visual Disabilities (Córdoba Cultura Agency), will be presenting books printed in Braille alphabet by Efraín U. Bischoff and Luis Tissera. Córdoba Culture Agency Stand. Ocher Pavilion.
international Book Fair
It is organized by the El Libro Foundation, a non-profit entity whose mission is the promotion of books and reading habits. Held for the first time in 1975, it has been consolidated over the years and today is one of the most important cultural events in the world.
A true city of books, with more than 45 thousand square meters of exhibition space and around fifteen hundred exhibitors from more than forty countries.
