Havana- Ediciones Unión, the publishing house of the Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC), will present 17 titles of national and foreign authors at the 26th edition of the International Book Fair, the entity announced today.

The president of the publishing house, Olga Marta Pérez, revealed the titles of the works at a press conference, including Desde el Invierno (From the Winter), an anthology of 23 Canadian stories prepared by the outstanding writer Margaret Atwood, who will attend the presentation of the work next February 10.

Considered the largest literary festival in Cuba, the International Book Fair, to be held in this capital from February 9 to 19 with the participation of representatives from more than 35 countries, this year will have Canada as a guest country of honor.

Atwood, a prolific poet, novelist, teacher and political activist, holds numerous international laurels, including the Prince of Asturias Award for Letters (2008), and has been nominated for a Nobel Prize in Literature.

The anthology compiles texts by Mavis Gallant, Alice Munro, Rudy Weibe, Carol Shields, Graeme Gibson and Atwood herself, among others.

Havana - ''Chura'' Japanese Theater Company will be performing from February 16th to 17th at Cuba´s National Theater, Cuba´s National Council of Performing Arts announced today.

Havana - The Cuban company for Information Technologies and Telematic Services (Citmatel) announced today some of the proposals reserved for the 26th Havana Book Fair, from February 9 to 19, with exhibitors from 35 countries.

Havana - The sessions of the International Congress, Pedagogia 2017,continue today in this capital with a special conference on education to eliminate slavery and child exploitation by Nobel Peace Prize for 2014, India''s Kailash Satyarthi.

Paris - The international event ˜Pedagogia'', taking place in Cuba, has been a platform for dialogue among specialists that contributes to promote a quality education, UNESCO High Representative, Jordan Naidoo, stressed today.

They keep a live closely stick to the countryside traditions not only in the essential comfort. However, they are not hermits, they are actors who rescue the most ancient ways of the Cuban countryside, while they design some artistic proposals as a way to be part of the population by establishing some closed links with the local community.