This Tuesday, April 23, the International Book and Copyright Day is celebrated, and Lima commemorates it with a series of free activities To enjoy as a family. Reading marathons, outdoor cinema, creative workshops, contests and book fairs are part of this cultural festival that seeks to revalue reading as a right and pleasure.
This year, the date acquires a special meaning in Peru due to the recent game of the Nobel Prize for Literature Mario Vargas Llosa. In tribute to its legacy, the National Library of Peru (BNP) will organize a reading marathon at its headquarters of Jr. Ucayali. From 3 pm, a microphone will be available at the entrance so that anyone can read aloud fragments of the author’s most representative works.
The little ones will also have their space in this celebration. The BNP prepared a pop-up book workshopwhere girls and boys from 8 to 12 will learn to create three -dimensional and interactive figures. This activity, in charge of the Public Library Station (EBP) team of Comas, promises to stimulate creativity and strengthen the link with reading.
On the other hand, in the Augustinian, the EBP ‘Ricardo Arbulú Vargas’ convened the Sixth Oral Narration Contest Account neighborhood!. In this contest, boys and girls between 8 and 13 years old will tell stories, myths or legends – processes or known authors – before a jury and the audience. All participants will receive recognition and a surprise award.
The cinema also adds to the activities for this important date. On Saturday, April 26 at 7:00 pm The Little Prince (2015) will be screenedan animated adaptation of the classic of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, designed to enjoy as a family. The function is part of the ‘Bibliocine’ program and requires prior registration.
On April 23, central day of the celebrations, will concentrate most events. There will be a book editing workshop at the crossroads of the Ucayali Jirón with Ica, a film cycle about Quijote de la Mancha at the Inca Garcilaso Cultural Center, and a barter of books in the house of Peruvian literature, where attendees can exchange specimens and discover new readings.
-The literary party will run over the weekend with the Book Festival and Reading “Reading Station”That will be held on Friday 25, Saturday 26 and Sunday, April 27, from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm in Jirón Áncash 207 of the Historic Center of Lima. This second edition will be dedicated to children’s and youth literature, and will bring together libraries, publishers and cultural institutions with a broad selection of Peruvian authors titles. Income is completely free.
It will also have a very varied program that includes presentations of children’s and youth books, oral narration, theater, reading mediation on the artistic hillside and Kamishibai (paper theater).
Also, the Mediateca of the French Alliance of Lima He has prepared a special program throughout April to promote reading from different perspectives. The activities will be available until April 29.
The International Book Day is commemorated every April 23, a symbolic date chosen by coinciding with the death of three great figures of literature: Miguel de Cervantes, William Shakespeare and the Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, occurred in 1616. Although they did not die exactly the same day (by differences in the Julian and Gregorian calendars), this coincidence inspired the Unesco to official 1995.
Since then, April 23 has become an opportunity to promote reading, assess the work of writers and editors, and protect intellectual property through copyright. Globally, this date is celebrated with cultural events, such as Cervantes Prize deliverythe maximum recognition of the literary trajectory in the Spanish language.
Beyond tributes, Book Day reminds us that books are much more than objects: they are doors open to knowledge, imagination and personal development.
