Trujillo Book Festival
Trujillo Main Square
GenrePrinted Products
Years active2003 - present
Attendance100,000 (2012)[1]

Trujillo Book Festival is an international literary festival held in Trujillo, a Peruvian city. The last edition in 2012 took place on March from days 1 to 12 in the Plazuela El Recreo an historical square of the city and had the participation of Peruvian writers as Arturo Corcuera and Jorge Diaz Herrera, writer honored, and also the young Colombian poet Lucia Estrada[2]

History

In the background it is seen the historical and traditional Plazuela El Recreo with its high trees; in 2012 it was the place of "Trujillo Book Festival" in the Historic Centre of Trujillo.

In the year 2009 took place the 4th edition of this festival, it was conducted at the Complejo Mansiche with the assistance of writers Laura Restrepo, Gonzalo Rojas and Alfredo Bryce Echenique, among others. It was initially organized by the "Association Trujillo Art and Literature".

2012

In the year 2012 it was organized by the Peruvian Chamber of Book by agreement with the Provincial Municipality of Trujillo, in the framework of the celebrations of 477 years of Spanish foundation of Trujillo. This time, it is estimated that more than 100,000 visitors attended to the "Plazuela El Recreo" to the 152 cultural and artistic activities, such as book presentations, poetry readings, tributes, lectures, shows and children's activities.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ RPP(Newspaper) (ed.). "(spanish)Culmina Feria Internacional del Libro en Trujillo". Retrieved October 9, 2012.
  2. ↑ La República (Newspaper) (ed.). "(spanish)Hoy se inicia primera Feria Internacional del Libro de Trujillo". Retrieved October 9, 2012.
  3. ↑ RPP(Newspaper) (ed.). "(spanish)Culmina Feria Internacional del Libro en Trujillo". Retrieved October 9, 2012.
  4. ↑ La Industria (Newspaper) (ed.). "(spanish)Feria Internacional del Libro de Trujillo abre sus pu". Retrieved October 9, 2012.
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