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International Book Fair ends in Havana

Published on: February 23, 2025
08:13

Havana, Feb 23 (Prensa Latina) The 33rd Havana International Book Fair, held from February 13 to 23, closes in this capital on Sunday with a ceremony at the San Carlos de la Cabaña Fortress.

South African academic Molaodi wa Sekake visits Cuba

Published on: February 21, 2025
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Havana, Feb 21 (Prensa Latina) South African academic and activist Molaodi wa Sekake met with the president of the Association of Writers, Dazra Novak, at the headquarters of the Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC) on Friday.

South African Embassy sends condolences over López Sacha’s death

Published on: February 18, 2025
16:36

Havana, Feb 18 (Prensa Latina) The Embassy of South Africa, the guest of honor at the International Book Fair in Cuba, on Tuesday sent a letter of condolence on the occasion of the death of Cuban renowned writer and academic Francisco López Sacha.

New compendium of Cuban mythology at Havana Book Fair

Published on: February 18, 2025
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Havana, Feb 18 (Prensa Latina) Writers Manuel Rivero and Alex Padrón presented the second edition of the "Catauro of Mythical and Legendary Beings in Cuba," at the 33rd International Book Fair in Havana on Monday.

Cuba celebrates 25 years of Territorial Publishing System

Published on: February 15, 2025
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Havana, Feb 15 (Prensa Latina) The Territorial Publishing System (SET) captured the attention of the organizers of the Havana International Book Fair, who celebrated its 25th anniversary on Friday.

Foreign participation highlighted at 33rd Book Fair in Cuba

Published on: February 5, 2025
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Havana, Feb 5 (Prensa Latina) South Africa, as guest country of honor, will have a large participation in the 33rd International Book Fair Havana 2025, scheduled from February 13 to 23, and more than 40 nations will be represented here.

Cuban journalists recall Pablo de la Torriente Brau’s legacy

Published on: January 14, 2025
16:45

Camagüey, Cuba, Jan 14 (Prensa Latina) In the framework of the 66th anniversary of the newspaper Adelante, first founded by the Revolution in Cuba, the event and the Pablo de la Torriente Brau Reporting Contest were held today at the UPEC House.

Cuba extols Alejo Carpentier’s legacy 120 years after his birth

Published on: December 26, 2024
17:04

Havana, Dec 26 (Prensa Latina) As a tribute to the great Cuban writer Alejo Carpentier (1904-1980) on his 120th birthday, the José Martí National Library (BNCJM) presented his novel "The Rite of Spring" on Thursday.

University of Havana honors Cuban poet Nancy Morejon

Published on: December 11, 2024
08:21

Havana, Dec 11 (Prensa Latina) Cuban poet and writer Nancy Morejon, winner of the 2001 National Literature Prize, has been granted the Doctor Honoris Causa in Letters on Wednesday, bestowed by the University of Havana for her extensive cultural work.

Legacy of Fidel Castro and Eusebio Leal recalled in Cuba

Published on: November 28, 2024
16:42

Havana, Nov 28 (Prensa Latina) Researchers Magda Resik and Abel González on Thursday highlighted the legacu in Cuba of the works and ideas of the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, and Havana Historian Eusebio Leal.

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