World Book and Copyright Day is a celebration to promote the
enjoyment of books and reading. Each year, on 23 April, celebrations take place
all over the world to recognize the scope of books - a link between the past
and the future, a bridge between generations and across cultures. On this
occasion, UNESCO and the international organizations representing the three
major sectors of the book industry - publishers, booksellers and libraries,
select the World Book Capital for a year to maintain, through
its own initiatives, the impetus of the Day’s celebrations.
23 April is a symbolic date in world
literature. It is the date on which several prominent authors, William
Shakespeare, Miguel de Cervantes and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega all died. This
date was a natural choice for UNESCO's General Conference, held in Paris in
1995, to pay a world-wide tribute to books and authors on this date,
encouraging everyone to access books.
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