Last Thursday, the XXXI. Havana International Book Fair opens, the largest cultural event in the country.
Cuba Debate shares with its readers the program that corresponds to Wednesday February 15 in its main locations. Take the opportunity and enjoy this festival of books and literature.
Fortress of San Carlos de la Cabana
Nicolas Guillen room
16:00 Presentation of the AHS calendar award.
Dora Alonso Room (Pavilion K-16)
10:00-11:30 Presentation of the books Wrath of the Survivors, by Malena Salazar; and Angel Days by Maikel Rodríguez Calviño. Presented by the authors themselves. Editorials for new people.
12:00-13:00 Award ceremony for the La Edad de Oro 2022 competition and presentation of the La Edad de Oro 2023 call for entries.
14:00 Presentation of the book Un lugar en el mundo by Geovannys Manso, presented by Carlos Fuente. release channel. pine forest of the river.
2:30 pm Presentation of the novelties: Los Babujales, by Ulices Cala; and A Circus for Alfred by Elaine Vilar Madruga, presented by Lucía March. release channel. pine forest of the river.
3:30 pm Presentation of the book Las esscaleras son de tomate by Waldo Leyva, presented by Karel Leyva and the oral storytelling project Te-conté. release channel. pine forest of the river.
Room k-5
10:00 Presentation of the books Los muchachos de Artemisa by Felipa Suárez Ramos and María de las N. Galá León; Raúl Gómez García, the journalist from Moncada, by Dayli Sánchez Lemus; and Abel Santamaría and the Moncada by Judas Pacheco. Gifts: Dayli Sanchez Lemus. Olive editorial. Historical Affairs Office.
14:00 Presentation of the book Fidel’s Driver and Escort by José A. León Lima. Olive editorial.
Space Venezuela, Free Fatherland
15:00 Reading Education Workshop Let’s Read Simón Together, by Yris Villamizar.
Trova corner. Court of the Jagüeyes
17:00 Juan Carlos Perez and Yosvany Bernal. sauce connection group
Presentation rooms in the historic center
José Antonio Portuondo Room, Segundo Cabo Palace
10:00-12:00 Presentation of the books El reto a la vida de Rigoberto Segreo, by Minervino Ochoa; Saxophone Environment, by José Luis García; Homeopathy for Oral Diseases, by Rosa María Guerra and Katerine Guerra; Calixto García from Madrid to New York, by José Abréu Cardet and Elia Sintes; On different sidewalks, by Lázaro Alfonso Díaz Cala; Inventory & Cartography, by Rubiel G. Labarta; and Military Political Thought by Calixto García, by David Gómez Iglesias. Holguin editions.
14:00 Presentation of the books About some of my books translated into Spanish, by René de Ceccatty, editor and translator; The White Guard by Mikhail Bulgakov; Three Novelists in Santiago, by Aida Bahr; by Rainer Martinez. And from Los feliz quebrados by Ahmed Espino Daudinot; Presents Oscar Cruz. Santiago de Cuba.
15:00-16:00 Presentation of the books Six Cuban Poets in Brazil, selection by José Ramón Sánchez; and Tao 26, from Soleida Ríos; Presents Oscar Cruz. Song of the Retired Run and Then Ask, by Roberto DM Yeras Presented by Roberto DM Yeras. Of Monuments and Memories, by Aida Liliana Morales Tejeda, presented by the author herself. The Patriot of Havana. Manuel de Zequeira y Arango and Human Trafficking and Slavery: 1840-1845 the lies of empires, by Olga Portuondo Zúñiga, presented by Félix Julio Alfonso. Santiago de Cuba.
Lezama Lima Room, San Gerónimo School- Santo Domingo Building
10:00 Presentation of the books Cooking at Home, by Sonia Hernández Vasallo; and Image and Beauty by Angela Oramas Camero, both presented by Lucia Valle. Edited by Jose Martí.
10:45 Presentation of the books Children, School and Other Subjects, by Roxanne Castellanos C; and The Challenge of Living as a Family; The family, how to assume…?; and Cáncer, mujer y familia, all written by Clara Pérez Cárdenas and presented by Lucia Valle. Edited by Jose Martí.
11:30 Presentation of the books Coupling Cult by Elaine Vilar Madruga; woman indoors. Stories Behind Bars, by Ileana Núñez Rodríguez and Felipe J. Oliva Alicea; and Malasombra, by Lázaro Zamora Jo. Presented by Luisa Oneida Landín. Edited by Jose Martí.
13:00 Presentation of the books. Jorge Mañach Art Critic?, by Luz Merino; and Steel Smiles I. Haslagán, by Pavel R. Mustelier. Moderator: Reinaldo Acosta and Michel Encinosa.
15:00 Presentation of the latest issue of the magazine El Mar y la montaña and the book At the tip of the iceberg by Ana Luz García Calzada, presentation by José Raúl Fraguela. Editorial The sea and the mountains. Guantanamo.
16:00 Presentation of the books The Destination of Every Traveler, by Danai Gilart, presented by José Raúl Fragela; and Green Cockroaches (Boti Award 2019) by Raúl Leyva Pupo, presented by Abel Roblejo. Editorial The sea and the mountains. Guantanamo.
Online Reading Room, Santo Domingo Building-San Gerónimo School
10:00 Panel “A look inside Cuba’s first public library since the 21st century.” Cira Romero, Rafael Acosta de Arriba and Damián Valdes (ILL). Moderator: Ania Hernández.
13:00 Virtual presentation of the book Beyond the Peephole. Forgotten and memories of former politicians from Corona (1974-1979). Testimonial collective work.
15:30 With own voice. Presentation of the book El Pabellón de los Amigos by Norberto Codina. Presenter: Rosa Elena Encinas Hurtado.
Letra Digital Room, Santo Domingo Building-San Gerónimo School
10:00 Presentation of the book The Non-Aligned Movement. A Cuban Vision, by Amb. Abelardo Moreno Fernández. ISRI
11:00 am Presentation of the Madre Sirena flipbooks, by Teresa Cárdenas; and When a Hummingbird Kisses You, by Cristina Obín. Moderators: Andres Raciel González and Carlos Fuentes. Guests: Fabula Duo. release channel. pine forest of the river.
13:00 Presentation of the Etecsa 25th Anniversary Book.
14:00 Documentary See you forever, Captain. Director: Omelio Borroto. Antonio Núñez Jiménez Foundation.
15:00 Presentation of the book The Challenges of Counting: The Necessary War, by Rebeca Chávez and Luciano Castillo. Presenter Rosa Miriam Elizalde. ICAIC Issues.
16:00 Presentation of the book Jorge Fraga. Poetics of a Script, by various Colombian and Cuban authors. Jorge Fraga Pujol, Ambrosio Fornet, Guido Tamayo, Leopoldo Pinzón and Álvaro Castillo Granada (Colombia) will take part. Moderator: Octavio Fraga and Álvaro Castillo Granada. ICAIC Issues.
wooden road
10:00 Presentation of the book Conjurar el arte. Critical approach to the work of Teresa Sánchez Bravo / Conjuring art. Critical approach to the work of Teresa Sánchez Bravo, by Surisday Reyes Martínez. Edition: Marietta Suárez Recio, design: Gretel Ruiz-Calderón González, and translation: Norberto Hernández Sánchez. Moderators: Magda Resik and Surisday Reyes.
11:00 Presentation of the Dragon Collection: Arsenio Lupine vs. Sherlock Holmes, Frankenstein, Cruel Tales and The Hollow Needle, by Yoss. Editorial art and literature.
14:00 Talk about Pancho Villa, with Paco Ignacio Taibo II on the book Pancho Villa: a narrative biography. editorial planet. Mexico.
Eusebio Leal Hall, Santo Domingo Building-San Gerónimo College
10:00-17:00 Business Forum
Aula Magna, Santo Domingo Building-San Gerónimo School
11:00 Presentation of the National Prize for Literature and the National Prize for Literary Criticism.
Alejo Carpentier Room, Palace of the Captains-General
10:00-11:00 Reading workshop “Let’s read Simón together”. By Yris Villamizar. Venezuela.
14:00 Presentation of the book It is not advisable to get wooden horses from a Greek, by Juan Manuel Roca. The Light Editions
15:30 Lecture on “The origins of Vallenata music”, by Alonso Sánchez Baute.
17:00 Lecture on “Fayad Jamís revisited”, by Juan Manuel Roca. Moderator: Norberto Codina.
Victor Hugo House
11:00 am Presentation of No. 5 of the Guayza magazine, owned by the Casa de Iberoamérica de Holguín. Speakers: Dr.C. Eduardo Rafael Ávila Rumayor and Isaíris Rojas París and Lourdes González, director and editor of the publication respectively.
13:30 Presentation of the foreign publication Arte por Excelencias by the Excelencias Group. Presented: Alexis Triana, Editor. Guests: artists and staff of the publication.
14:45 Presentation of issue #24 of The Art of Teaching Art digital magazine by the National Center for Art Schools. Presented by: Elizabeth Castro, Publication Director, and other members of the publication team.
branches
House of the Americas (3rd and G, El Vedado)
Manuel Galich room
10:00 a.m. Panel “Three decades of cinema, thirty years of love. Homage to Gloria Rolando on her 70th birthday”.
2:00 p.m. Panel “Colombia in the Casa de las Américas: Literature, Visual Arts and Native Cultures”.
16:00 “That Macondo will withstand all winds.” Homage from Casa de las Americas to Gabriel García Márquez.
10:00 Homage to Haydée Santamaría. Presentation of the magazine Casa de las Américas, n. 308-309, dedicated to Haydée Santamaría. Presentation and projection of audiovisual material related to Haydée Santamaría.
14:00 Presentation of the electronic books published by the Casa de las Américas Editorial Fund in 2022.
16:00 Presentation of the books Guevara: Snapshots, Flashes, Moments, and Women, Power and Politics in Latin America, published by the “Read in Freedom” brigade and the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation.
Cultural Center Dulce María Loynaz (19 and E, El Vedado)
10:00 – 13:00 I Meeting on Racism and Slavery. Coordinator David López Ximeno.
14:00 Presentation of the books by Camilo Torres. Polyphonies of Effective Love, by Nicolás Herrera Farfán and Ángela Rojas Barragán. Presented by: Nicolás Herrera and Joel Suárez Rodés. release paths. Colombia.
15:00 Presentation of the book I’m Dying for the Revolution, Story of Extraordinary Men: Julio Antonio Mella, by Roberto Fraschetti. Epic Publisher. Italy.
16:00 Presentation of the book Coronavirus, the lesson of Cuba and Vietnam, by Dr. Abel Tobias Suarez Olivares and Sandra Scagliotti. Epic Publisher. Italy.
Casa del Alba Cultural (Line and D, El Vedado)
9:30 Presentation of the book El Joven Chávez, by Ambassador Germán Sánchez. Presentation of the printed and digital book. Location: Main Hall. Coordinates: RUTH Verlag.
13:00-16:00 Social science colloquium. Location: Gallery. With a panel on “Racism in Cuba” and the presentation of the e-book “Revolución contra racismo” by Julio Rensoli.
14:00 Workshop “Remembrance of truth and justice, a journey through the struggle of the Argentine people against impunity and for democracy.” By Aylen Caceres. Location: gallery. Coordinates: approaching editions.
15:30 presentation of the books Operation Condor against Cuba; Beyond the Pain; and under the wings of Condor; by José Luis Méndez Méndez, accompanied by Ayelén Cáceres. Location: Gallery. Coordinates: approaching editions.
Artistic presentation
17:00 El Patio de Baldovina square. Location: garden.
Cuban Pavilion
Great bookstore.
10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Book sale.
central courtyard
11:00 Presentation of the books Antonio Maceo, by Editorial Oriente, and Panchito Gómez Toro. Loyalty, by Editora Abril. Gifts: Rolando J. Rensoli Medina.
2:00 pm Children’s activity with primary schools in the municipality, with Dayana Deulofeu and the El Arca theater company presenting the play Historia de nadie y para todos. Exhibition of children’s books by Editorial Cauce.
the pergola
14:00 Urban poetry: tenth, rap and suddenness of the poet Balesy Rivero.
15:00 Presentation of the books of Ediciones Unión
16:00 Presentation of the books of the Letras Cubanas publishing house
Maihalle
11:00 Presentation of the Extramuros books.
15:00 Tribute Space “First Page”. Guest: Dazra Novak, drives Erick Motta
movie theater
11:00 a.m. Film screening of the state guest of honour.
Study Center Martí
10:00-16:00 Colloquium Martiano.
10:00 a.m. Panel “José Martí and decolonial thinking in Latin America.” Panelists: Dr. Marlene Vázquez Pérez and Lic. Miguel Calderón Fernández, National University of Costa Rica.
10:45 Presentation by Crónicas de la Casona, Lic. Miguel Calderón Fernández, National University of Costa Rica. Moderator: Mauricio Núñez Rodríguez
2:00 p.m. Homage to Dr. Araceli García Carranza Bassetti.
15:00 Presentation of Santander in Havana. Architectural Landmarks, by Dr. Marlene Vazquez Perez and Julio Larramendi.
UNEAC (17 and H, El Vedado)
villain room
10:00 am Presentation of the Stone Circles performance with Israel Domínguez and Alberto Marrero.
10:30 Presentation of the collection of poems In the Shadow of the Flowering Boys by Nelson Simón. Guest Isaac Linares. Moderator: Jenny Pupo.
12:00 Presentation of La Gaceta de Cuba, guests: Norbeto Codina, Arturo Arango and Omar Valiño. Moderator: Rigoberto Rodríguez Entenza.
14:00 Readings by poets who deserved the David and Uneac prizes: Martha Luisa Hernández Cadenas, Giselle Lucía Navarro, Bill Pérez Cordovés and Charo Guerra. Presenter Karel Leyva.
15:30 Presentation of the books The Magic of Creation, by Josefa Bracero. Guests: Reynaldo Taladrid and Carlos Collazo. Presents: Norma Galvez. And With Roses and Thorns, by Marta Jiménez Oropesa, Guest: Fernando Rodríguez Sosa.
University of Havana (University Hill, San Lázaro and L)
Bookstore Alma Mater
10:00-11:00 “Virtual bookstores and their impact on cyber society”, lecture by Dayron Abello, Professor at the Faculty of Communication, University of Havana.
14:00-15:00 Presentation of the books: VIII. Iberoamerican Workshop on Physics Education in Universities (Tibero), by Octavio Calzadilla and Julio Vidal, coordinators; and Quality Management in Higher Education, by Rosa Mayelín Guerra Bretagne.
Cuban National Library José Martí (Revolution Square)
Eliseo Diego children’s and youth room
10:30 am Activities in the Ludoteca: didactics and board games. Screening of children’s films (filmed literature).
14:00 “Let’s go to the circus”, books by Enrique Pérez Díaz. Exhibition of books by Enrique Pérez Díaz.
Armando Hart Theater
9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Panel “Libraries: Preservation and Dissemination of Documentary Heritage.”
2:00 p.m. Panel “Experiences of the Library Daniel Cosío Villegas of the Colegio de México”, with Micaela Chávez, Tomás Bocanegra, Valentín Ortiz, Israel Escobar and Rodrigo Cuellar. Mexico.
Rubén Martínez Villena Provincial Library Professional Room
translator workshop
10:00-10:30 “Literary Translation”, by Mateo Cardona. Colombian literary translator awarded by the International Federation of Translations.
10:40-11:05 “Training Young Editors in Editing Translated Texts”, by Natallia Labzovkaya. Editor and translator from Russian, French and English.
11:15-11:40 “Shall we speak Spanish? Influence or Cultural Colonialism”, by Elizabeth Díaz. editor and translator.
11:50-12:15 “Proposal for the Creation of a Regulation Regulating Translation Activities in Cuban Publishing Houses” by Pilar Sa. Translator.
12:25-12:50 “When editor and translator are the same person”, by Olga Sánchez Guevara. Translator.
14:00-14:50 “Literary Translation: Challenges and Experiences of Aquelarre Ediciones” by Miguel Pineda, José Miguel Barajas and Osmany Echevarría. Mexico.
14:00-16:00 “The translation and publication of Cuban literary works in foreign languages. Projects to be carried out soon”, by Yamilé Pérez Lavin and Ana Elena de Arazoza. Edited by Jose Martí.
Cultural Center Pablo de la Torriente Brau
10:30 Presentation of the e-book The Red Tie and Other Girondin Poems by Julio Girona. Presentation of the documentary Más allá de la figura by Giordan Rodríguez. Moderators: Víctor Casaus and Giordan Rodríguez.
Hispanic Cultural Center
XII. Meeting of Young Latin American Writers
10:00 Forum “Author, Editor and Book Broker”. Presentation of editorial catalogues, digital and printed magazines, reader promotion initiatives, reading campaigns, events and campaigns to promote literature, created by authors, publishers, newsagents, booksellers, librarians. Moderator: Yanelys Encinosa.
12:00 p.m. Panel “Young Dramaturgy in Ibero America. Read dramatic texts. Drive: Yanet Llovet.
Higher Institute of International Relations (ISRI) Raúl Roa García
14:30 Lecture “2023: Geopolitics and Geoculture in Latin America and the Caribbean”, by Dr.Sc. Ignacio Ramonet. Moderator: Omar González Jiménez.
Rancho Boyeros Fairgrounds
Book fair in communities and activities for children
11:00 Expoventa in Murga, Wajay People’s Council.
the little park
11:00 a.m. Presentation of the children’s project of the municipal cultural center.
Technological Palace Finca de los Monos
Dare The astonished student:
book exhibition
11:00 Promotion of books from regional publishers.
Terraza Café Literario Eliseo Diego (internet cafe):
14:00 Presentation of the book Habanerias, Orlando Carrió, Ediciones extramuros (2019).
Measurements during flight (small aircraft):
12:00 Presentation of children’s books from the publishers Artemisa and Mayabeque.
Projects:
Sur CollectionEditors
Office of the Defense of Humanity Network. (Calle 23 between 8 and 10 number 1107 side corridor in the background. Vedado Plaza de la Revolución).
14:00 Literary Café: Grupo El palenque: Caridad Atencio, Ismael González Castañer, Antonio Armenteros, Julio Mitjans, Rito Ramón Aroche and other guests.
16:00 Reading by poets from the World Poetry Movement. Guest troubadours: Alexander Besú, Israel Domínguez, Liz Monsibáez, Alberto Peraza, Roberto Méndez, Isael Carrazana and Ray Fernández. Coordination: Ricardo Alberto Pérez, Liz Monsibáez, Katy D’Alfonso and Karel Leyva.
Theater Abelardo Estorino
14:00 Meeting with… Andrés Ossa, Director of CERLALC. Magda Resik drives.
High school of the “Ñico López” party.
14:00 Presentation of the book The Movement of Non-Aligned Countries. A Cuban Vision, by Amb Abelardo Moreno.
Fernando Ortiz Foundation
15:00 Presentation of the Catauro Prize, words by Pedro de la Hoz (critic and journalist). Location: the inner courtyard of the foundation itself.
Infanta Multiplex
19:00 Tropical Virus (2018). Address: Santiago Caicedo. Country Colombia. Duration: 96 minutes.
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