The closing day of the Fuerteventura Book Fair, celebrating its 36th edition, will offer a wide range of literary and performing arts activities. The Josefina Plá tent will be the hub for meetings with prominent authors such as Margarita Yakovenko, Elena Medel, Carlos Bardem, and Jorge Volpi.
At 6:15 PM, Margarita Yakovenko will present her work Ocupación, moderated by Javier Tendero, addressing family history and the traces of war. This will be followed at 6:45 PM by Elena Medel with Todos mis pecados y la mitad de mi dolor, accompanied by Nayra Bajo de Vera, exploring power relations and academic hierarchies.
The El escritor y tú (The Writer and You) cycle will feature Mexican writer Jorge Volpi at 7:15 PM, in conversation with Claudia Neira, director of the Centroamérica Cuenta festival, discussing his career and his exploration of history, politics, and society through fiction.
At 8:00 PM, Carlos Bardem will present his new novel Triángulo in a meeting with journalist Manuel Riveiro, offering a critical look at power relations and social conflicts.
The official closing will be at 8:30 PM with the recital ‘De acero inolvidable’, starring actor Fernando Gil and Argentine musician Fernando Egozcue. The performance combines humor, poetry, and music to reflect on the stereotypes of masculinity.
The morning program will begin at 10:30 AM with the presentation of Luces y sombras del amor by José Manuel de la Torre Montenegro. The family offering will include the theater performance Triplette by LaBú Teatre & Cris Clown at 11:00 AM in the Plaza del Palacio de Formación y Congresos.
Other literary presentations in the morning include Patricio Anís by Marcos Hormiga (12:00 PM), Lar by Bibiana Candia (12:30 PM), and the publications La hija del viento by Binta Claire and Travesías by José Naranjo and Juan Luis Rod (1:00 PM), published by the Consejería de Presidencia del Gobierno de Canarias.
In the afternoon, contemporary circus will be featured at 5:00 PM with Mahmud y no solo Mahmud by Punto Cero Company in the Sala Sinfónica del Palacio de Formación y Congresos, with free admission by prior reservation at culturafuerteventura.es.
The fair, organized by the Centro Bibliotecario Insular of the Cabildo de Fuerteventura with the collaboration of the Instituto Canario de Desarrollo Cultural and the Viceconsejería de Bienestar Social, aims to bring literature and performing arts to diverse audiences.
