Santiago’s 25th International Book Fair wrapped up on Sunday night after 13 very successful days. Over 250,000 people visited the fair where vendors sold over 380,000 books, an increase of 10 percent over 2004.
“We are tremendously happy, tremendously satisfied,” said Eduardo Castillo, president of the Chilean Book Chamber.
Spain was the featured country at this year’s book fair with several notable authors on hand to autograph copies of their books. Rosa Montero, Marcos Ana, and José Merino all made appearances at the fair as well Chilean notables, such as presidential candidate Michelle Bachelet and Pablo Simonetti, who lead the book sales with “Madre que estás en los cielos” and “Vidas Vulnerables.”
At the closing ceremonies on Sunday, the Spanish government presented Chile with 1,000 books for the inauguration of Santiago’s new public library due to open its doors next Friday, Nov. 11.
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