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The bBuenos Aires International Book
Fair/b is the largest of its kind in the Spanish speaking world. It is
considered one of the most important cultural and editorial events in
Latin America, and a meeting point for authors, editors, book
sellers,
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The bBuenos Aires International Book
Fair/b is the largest of its kind in the Spanish speaking world. It is
considered one of the most important cultural and editorial events in
Latin America, and a meeting point for authors, editors, book
sellers, distributors, teachers, librarians, scientists, and over
1,200,000 readers from around the world. The Fair will take place fromb April 20th to May 9th, 2011/b, occupying the “Azul”, “Verde”, “Amarillo”, “Rojo”, “Ocre”, “Blanco”,
and Nº 9 pavilions of La Rural exhibition
complex, and Palacio Frers.nbsp; As every year, it will feature conferences, round-tables, talks
with prestigious national and international intellectuals, book
presentations, shows, activities for children and teenagers, events for
specialists and publishing professionals, and book sales of literature
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This year the Fair has a special importance since Buenos Aires has been chosen as bWorld’s Book Capital of 2011./b/div
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One of the
outstanding features of the Fair is the participation of internationally
renowned authors. Some of the intellectuals that have confirmed their
presence this year are: Nobel prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa; Wilbur Smith; Carlos Páez Vilaró; François Dubet, Rosa Montero; Antonio Muñoz Molina, among others./div
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The special activities this year
include: a Book Reading Marathon; the 6th International Poetry Festival; a Story-telling
meeting; free courses and workshops; theater, dance, and music shows; kids and youth sectors. /div
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On bSaturday, April 23rd/b, the fair will join the celebrations of b”The Day of the City”/b, with shows, contests, special activities, games, raffles, book signings, and many surprises for visitors. On that day the Book Fair will remain open until 1 am, with bfree entrance after 9.00 pm/b./div
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span style=”font-weight: bold;”Location:/span La Rural Exhibition Center,
Ave. Santa Fe and Sarmiento, Palermo, Buenos Aires.br /
span style=”font-weight: bold;”Dates:/span span style=”font-weight: bold;”April 23rd through May 9th, 2011/spanbr /
span style=”font-weight: bold;”Opening hours:/spanbr /Wednesday, April 20th: 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm /div
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Sunday to
Thursday: 2:00 pm to 10:00 pmbr /
Friday and Saturday: 2:00 pm to 11:00 pmbr /
Saturday April 23: 2:00 pm to 1:00 ambr /
span style=”font-weight: bold;”Entry
fee: /spanbr /
Monday to Thursday: AR$ 15.br /
Friday, Saturday
and Sunday: AR$ 20.br /Children under 12, free/div
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Saturday April 23, after 9 pm: free.br /
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For
further information, visit the a href=”http://www.el-libro.org.ar/” target=”_blank”37th International Buenos Aires Book Fair/a official
website (in Spanish only).br /
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