This week’s Hay Festival Arequipa is preceded by two one-day Hay Festival Forum events, free to attend, in Ayacucho, Peru, and Santiago de Chile. The festival itself runs Thursday through Sunday.
Hay Festival Arequipa Program Mixes Journalism, Politics, Art in Peru
Mario Vargas Llosa speaks with Salman Rushdie onstage at Hay’s Arequipa event in November’s four days of programming in Peru, a festival that features historical, science, sports, and food elements, as well as literary work.
Peru’s Hay Festival Arequipa Adds a Day of Programming at Cusco
Another busy program of more than 100 authors is announced for this year’s Peruvian Hay Festival, including Cees Nooteboom, Kim Thuy, and many others.
Translating Spanish Masterpieces into Quechua, the Language of the Incas
A new program in Peru proposes to translate works by such noted authors as Nobel laureates Mario Vargas Llosa and Gabriel Garcia Marquez into Quechua.
Peru’s Colmena Editores Gives Edgy Debut Authors a Voice
One of Peru’s fledgling publishers, Colmena Editores, is making room for edgy new generation of authors, while also offering classics and criticism.
Peru’s Literary Publisher Animal de Invierno Strides Ahead
Founded in 2013, Peru’s Animal de Invierno is drawing attention for its bold new fiction titles and literary translations.
Writing is “Facing Up to Reality,” say Grossman, Vargas Llosa
Writing should be about confronting issues to provoke change, said Israel’s David Grossman to Nobel Prize-winner Mario Vargas Llosa at the FIL in Guadalajara.
Lucha Libro: Masked Peruvian Writers Battle for a Book Contract
In Peru, book contracts are so hard to come by that writers subject themselves to a bizarre, fascinating competition to win a contract, dubbed lucha libro.
Peruvian Publishing Enjoying Peak Production
Peruvian publishing is enjoying record growth thanks to zero VAT on books, increased exports and investment, more government purchases and a rising literary profile.
China, Latin America Getting iPads Tomorrow
By Edward Nawotka Tomorrow’s the day that China, as well as Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, will be getting the iPad. The devices go on sale at midnight and it will be interesting to see just how many of these relatively pricey devices move in the first few days in their respective markets. There’s no word yet on whether …