South Africa has been named the guest of honor for the 33rd edition of the Havana International Book Fair, which will take place in 2025. The event will also honor intellectuals Francisca L\u00f3pez Civeira and Virgilio L\u00f3pez Lemus.<\/p>\n
Juan Rodr\u00edguez, president of the Cuban Book Institute (ICL), made the announcement during a press conference, revealing that the fair will be held from February 13 to 23 under the slogan, Todo un pa\u00eds en libros<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The event will feature two key themes: the 25th anniversary of the Territorial Publishing System and the 130th anniversary of the death of Cuba\u2019s National Hero, Jos\u00e9 Mart\u00ed.<\/p>\n Additionally, the fair will pay tribute to researcher and professor Francisca L\u00f3pez Civeira, recipient of the 2008 National History Award and the 2022 National Prize for Social and Humanistic Sciences, as well as to Virgilio L\u00f3pez Lemus, PhD, a poet, essayist, literary critic, and Doctor of Philological Sciences.<\/p>\n Once again, the iconic Fortress of San Carlos de la Caba\u00f1a will serve as the fair\u2019s main venue in Havana, accompanied by 17 satellite locations, including the Jos\u00e9 Mart\u00ed National Library, Casa de las Am\u00e9ricas, the Dulce Mar\u00eda Loynaz Center, the Historic Center of Old Havana, and the Pabell\u00f3n Cuba.<\/p>\n Rodr\u00edguez highlighted that South Africa is the third African nation to be honored at the fair, following Angola and Algeria. He underscored the strong ties of friendship between Nelson Mandela and Fidel Castro, as well as the extensive bilateral cooperation nurtured after the end of apartheid.<\/p>\n Yvonne N. Phosa, South Africa\u2019s ambassador to Havana, described the invitation as both an honor and a responsibility. She expressed hope that the event would further strengthen bonds between the two nations and serve as a platform to share the cultural richness of both peoples.<\/p>\n South African writers will have the chance to present their works, share their nation\u2019s history and aspirations, and engage with Cuban readers, offering them deeper insight into South African literature and its authors, the ambassador added.<\/p>\n Rodr\u00edguez acknowledged the challenging economic conditions in Cuba, worsened by over six decades of the U.S. embargo. Despite this, he emphasized that the fair remains a gift to Cuban families.<\/p>\n The 33rd edition will feature a wide selection of books for sale, both physical and digital, with 1,200 digital titles available thanks to the efforts of over 65 Cuban publishing houses.<\/p>\n Translated by Luis E. Amador Dominguez<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" South Africa has been named the guest of honor for the 33rd edition of the Havana International Book Fair, which will take place in 2025. The event will also honor intellectuals Francisca L\u00f3pez Civeira and Virgilio L\u00f3pez Lemus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3580,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[833],"ppma_author":[244],"class_list":["post-3579","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-cuba","tag-havana-international-book-fair"],"authors":[{"term_id":244,"user_id":0,"is_guest":1,"slug":"edelvis-lopez-zaldivar","display_name":"Edelvis L\u00f3pez Zald\u00edvar","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&r=g","0":null,"1":"","2":"","3":"","4":"","5":"","6":"","7":"","8":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.radioenciclopedia.cu\/cultural-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3579","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.radioenciclopedia.cu\/cultural-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.radioenciclopedia.cu\/cultural-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radioenciclopedia.cu\/cultural-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radioenciclopedia.cu\/cultural-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3579"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.radioenciclopedia.cu\/cultural-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3579\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3581,"href":"https:\/\/www.radioenciclopedia.cu\/cultural-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3579\/revisions\/3581"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radioenciclopedia.cu\/cultural-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3580"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.radioenciclopedia.cu\/cultural-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3579"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radioenciclopedia.cu\/cultural-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3579"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radioenciclopedia.cu\/cultural-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3579"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radioenciclopedia.cu\/cultural-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=3579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}