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The Guadalajara International Book Fair, better known as the FIL (from its Spanish name: Feria Internacional del Libro de Guadalajara) is the largest book fair in the Americas, and second-largest book fair in the world after Frankfurt's. It is also considered the most important cultural annual event of its kind in the Spanish-speaking world. [1]
The International Book Fair of Bogotá, also known as FILBo, is a book fair held in the city of Bogotá, Colombia that takes place annually in the convention center of Corferias. In this event, all the actors of the productive chain of books meet, and for two weeks readers, authors, editors, style editors, distributors, agents, and booksellers ...
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Although the fair was established in 1975, it was not the first book fair held in Buenos Aires. Earlier fairs were held at plazas, venues, or the Buenos Aires Cabildo. There was a great fair in 1930 at the Plaza de la República. [3] Those fairs, however, were not held in regular periods.
Cuban poet Néstor Díaz de Villegas at Spanish Language author program, MBFI 2011 Ibero-American Authors is Miami Book Fair International's Spanish and Portuguese language author program. More than 50 authors from various Latin American countries are featured during the eight days of the Fair. [ 5 ]
The Madrid Book Fair is international in scope. Although it features mainly books from Spanish-speaking countries, the event promotes the literature of a guest country, which may speak another language. In 2018 the guest country was Romania; [1] in 2019 it was the Dominican Republic. The Book Fair does not feature e-books.
Mexican literature stands as one of the most prolific and influential within Spanish-language literary traditions, alongside those of Spain and Argentina. This rich and diverse tradition spans centuries, encompassing a wide array of genres, themes, and voices that reflect the complexities of Mexican society and culture.
The first International Book Fair Venezuela, held now under this name, was held in Caracas for 10 days, from November 11 to 20, 2005. Representatives from 30 Latin American countries and over 60 international guests attended. The theme was "The Caribbean, a bridge of books, a sea of humanity". [2]