Ecuador presents 13th Int'l Quito Book Fair
Ecuador's Minister of Culture and Heritage Angelica Arias on Tuesday presented the 13th International Book Fair of Quito, which will be held virtually, due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, from Dec. 8 to 13.
It has been "a challenge" to organize the literary event in a year "so complex," Arias said at a virtual press conference.
But "it was the right decision" to hold the fair in return for the support that culture and literature have provided people during the confinement of lockdown, she said.
"In the darkest moments of the pandemic, it was a book, art, culture that managed to move us forward," she said.
(Editor:Liao Yifan)