The Lima International Book Fair (FIL Lima), one of the largest publishing events in Latin America, opened its 30th edition this Wednesday with Ecuador as the guest of honor. The event, which will run until August 6, is being held for the first time at the Jockey Exhibition Center, with the aim of continuing to grow after three decades.
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During the opening ceremony, enlivened by the Loja Symphony Orchestra, Peruvian Book Chamber (CPL) president, Ricardo Muguerza, highlighted the change of venue. “The setting changes, but the vocation with which this project was born remains intact: to make books and reading a shared experience,” he stated.
He also announced that FIL Lima will pay tribute to the writer Alfredo Bryce Echenique, following his recent passing, and will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of the poet Blanca Varela.
The central pavilion will be dedicated to Ecuador, which is assuming the role of guest of honor at an international book fair for the first time.
The Andean nation is participating with a delegation of 40 authors from various disciplines, including former president Rosalía Arteaga, Leonardo Valencia, María Fernanda Heredia, Álvaro Samaniego, Andrea Crespo, and Merino Santi. The president of the Ecuadorian Book Chamber, Fabián Luzuriaga, confirmed that they will share more than 700 titles and over 2,000 copies with the Peruvian public.
El presidente de la Cámara Departamental del Libro Martín Ostermann aseguró que para esta versión de la Feria Internacional del Libro (FIL) se preparó una variedad de actividades para generar un gran movimiento económico favorables para el sector productivo.
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The text reads, “The president of the Departmental Chamber of the Book, Martín Ostermann, assured that for this edition of the International Book Fair (FIL), a variety of activities have been prepared to generate a significant economic boost favorable to the productive sector.”
Luzuriaga explained that the Ecuadorian pavilion will offer an immersive experience through its equator, volcanic geography, and biodiversity. “We hope that those who visit this pavilion will not only read our books, but also symbolically travel through Ecuador. A country can be read, and when a country ceases to be read, it ceases to be known,” he noted, emphasizing his desire to strengthen the historical cultural ties between the two nations.
For her part, Ecuador’s Vice Minister of Culture, Pamela Cortés, highlighted the bilateral literary exchange. “How many times have we crossed a border without leaving our armchairs, simply by opening a book? That’s the idea behind these days: an embrace between our countries, and for the map we build between Ecuadorians and Peruvians to be a little broader,” Cortés stated.
In the realm of public policy, Peru’s Minister of Culture, Fátima Altabás, emphasized that access to books and reading depends not only on readers’ enthusiasm but also requires public policies that strengthen publishing and expand the circulation of texts.
Finally, the fair will present the FIL Lima award to writer Oswaldo Chanove for his career achievements. In addition, local authors will present new works, such as Santiago Roncagliolo, who will launch *The Shepherd and the Wolves*, a book about Pope Leo XIV and how he handled the abuses committed by the Church in Peru.
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