Artemisa, Cuba - The celebration of books and literature began this Wednesday in the province of Artemisa, which officially inaugurated the International Book Fair that will last until next Sunday, April 7.

The inaugural ceremony was attended by the member of the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party and its First Secretary in the territory, Gladys Martínez Verdecia, while Ivón Álvarez, provincial director of culture spoke during the act.

In the province of Artemisa, the eighth edition of the Book Fair is dedicated to the journalist and dramatist, Miguel Terry Valdespino, with a vast literary work awarded nationally and internationally.

Translated by Lorenzo Raúl Alonso López