The President of the Republic, Nicolás Maduro, announced this Thursday that during the 17th International Book Fair (Filven), 100 new books will be baptized and delivered to readers, as he assured during the inauguration of the conference, which will take place this year at the headquarters of the Federal Legislative Palace in Caracas.
"One hundred books will be baptized as part of Filven 100, and we're going to give them to the people, to the readers, so they can come and refresh their reading," he said from the National Assembly.
The head of state emphasized that the International Book Fair will share the soul of the people of Vietnam and the people of Venezuela. "Heroic Vietnam, our sister!" he emphasized during his tour of the country's architectural heritage.
During the event, he christened Luis Brito García's book, "Art and Art," and called on the country's writers to continue creating spaces for reading.
Maduro thanked the president of the National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez, for opening the doors of parliament to writers. "The National Assembly has been rescued by the vote of the people," he said.
More than 7.000 titles will be distributed
At least 7.740 national and international titles will be distributed at the 17th International Book Fair of Venezuela 2021, inaugurated this Thursday at the Federal Legislative Palace.
Of the total, 7.150 are national and 590 international from 596 publishers, 373 Venezuelan and 223 foreign, said the President of the Republic, Nicolás Maduro.
The event will have the participation of 134 writers, 100 nationals and 34 from other countries, in some 800 activities scheduled in person and online.
In addition, the Minister for Culture, Ernesto Villegas, indicated that they will also exhibit plastic and art works, inside the Federal Legislative Palace.
Likewise, they will be projecting 50 works on the windows of the Palace so that "passers-by and users of the Caracas Metro can observe them."
In face-to-face activities, the access traffic light against Covid-19 will be applied, Minister Villegas stressed.
There will be 10 continuous days of the fair, with an average of 80 events per day such as seminars, symposia and the delivery of the Rómulo Gallego 2021 award.
The honored writers are José Vicente Rangel and Vladimir Acosta, also as guest of honor, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam attends this 2021 edition.
Carabobo, Freedom roads
The President reported that on Monday, November 15, the Carabobo series, Caminos de Libertador, will be released, regarding the 200 years of the Battle of Carabobo.
"This is the first season of the series, which "is in first place in terms of cinematographic quality," he said.
The production is directed by Luis Alberto Lamata and recreates the events that took place around the last battle that liberated Venezuela.
