The Book Festival in Bethlehem opened yesterday in the palace gardens. A view of the President that there takes 33 publishers
“They want to see that the President is going to pay it?” Hugo Miguel’s grandmother saw, among journalists, cameras, public, and the presidential entourage, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa talking to his grandson. I showed him Saga, Sophia de Mello Breyner book that would take a twenty pocket euros to offer the book to the child. The publisher would eventually do it, that they were banking. However, if you want a picture of the first day of the Book Festival in Bethlehem – an idea the President that since yesterday until Sunday, opens the doors of the palace gardens with free entry – this would be a candidate.
it was a real procession yesterday accompanied Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa on his visit by exhibitors from 33 publishers present at the fair, organized in partnership with the Portuguese Association of Publishers and Booksellers (APEL). Another possible picture for the feast day of the inauguration would be the head of state to take a selfie – among many – and blinking the eye, under the gaze of all. Beside, Zita Seabra, figure of politics as the publishing world by Aletheia, who heads.
But Zita Seabra was far from the only face of the recent history of this policy, yesterday afternoon. Besides Rodrigues Ferro, president of the National Assembly, or Luís Castro Mendes, the Minister of Culture, the fair also circulated figures like Garcia Pereira, former secretary general of the PCPT / MRPP, Francisco Louçã, current state councilor, or MEP – defeated in the race that took Marcelo Bethlehem. – Marisa Matias
“have you seen, Matilde No one has a President like that?” said a man carrying a child by the hand. President this that, at the opening session, told how the Book Festival, dedicated to Portuguese-speaking authors, was born of “a dream” your. “There had been music, exhibitions, and opera [in the garden]. I think that there had never been movies and books did not. And each pulls the ember to its sardine”, quipped, as he would later stating that António Costa, who may not be present, he believed from the beginning at the fair. “The prime minister is always optimistic.”
By cinema, Marcelo referred to the posthumous film by Manoel de Oliveira, or visit Memoirs and Confessions, which will appear tomorrow and on Sunday. This is one of the points of parallel programming, designed by Pedro Mexia, Chairman of the consultant for cultural affairs. Another is the concert of fado singer Cristina Branco tonight, or round tables that will listen Eduardo Lourenço (on Sunday) and José Tolentino Mendonça (this afternoon, with Frederico Lourenço).
Elizabeth and Ana walked by several publishers have bags in hand. The first bought a book of Aquilino Ribeiro, the second of John Melo, both living up huge emphasis to the Lusophone authors at the fair. In many publishers will not even find a book whose original was not written in Portuguese. “We came for everything. The gardens, the books,” say, stating that the initiative is consistent with the image they have of this President. The same says Antonio, who took the three children, even ignoring the vast program of activities for children, which was “even by the fair”, although take advantage also to see for the first time, the gardens of Bethlehem.
“It’s his style: pair pair of open things, maintaining the institutional dignity and space,” says António Filipe Pimentel, director of the National Art Museum and invited the President to the inauguration. About the initiative said: I think great, I need to be me to say it. Look people all around the stalls of books … “When we cross to Antonio Filipe, communist deputy, this still walking” as public “not lost” hope to buy something. “
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