Some time ago we proposed to write a book of Gastronomy, and if it was a good product had high chances of publication. It was the era of the School of Creative Writing and the proposal was made by a guest editor classes. It was also the beginning of the boom era of Peruvian Cuisine. I even remember that it was a competition on the Gastronomic Story.
currently Mistura Fair is the event of the year, Acurio is launched from time to time by some clueless as a candidate for the Presidency and there is talk of productive chains related to the kitchen and other of local and regional economy. As a result of this, increase school kitchen, increase investments related to the cultivation of certain native species recover flavors and products, diversifies the culinary and academic production multiplies in food.
Nobel Prize Mario Vargas Llosa has been a literary and media earthquake. From the Oct. 7 news incesatemente rebounded and book sales soared day by day until the climax of the last Book Fair Ricardo Palma, who had the leitmotif . His books were in the stands and I presume most of his works were the best sellers. His first editions its price rose and translations were consumed by the myriad of tourists who daily walk in Kennedy Park.
The emergence of the Celtic Dream has led to new momentum. Only one of the premises of a bookstore chain has become the pre-sale of nearly 500 copies and only on the first day of release has sold over 150 books. Not to mention the number of sales in bookstores.
Peruvian literature by Vargas Llosa is reaching a momentum * , unprecedented momentum that should be exploited. Not just in sales. The literature also generates strings productive writers, literary agents, publishers, printers, distributors, bookstores, literary critics, media and of course readers.
But is not the only, reading makes us better people in a country with low literacy promotion itself becomes an imperative, almost in a state policy. The economic growth enjoyed by Peru must be accompanied by an improvement in health and education levels, ie a better human development.
this momentum we must also serve to professionalize production chains and combat piracy. The opportunity has come and all that in one way or another we are involved have a degree of responsibility. In front of the Ministry of Culture is a friend of MVLL, Juan Ossio, thinking it could go as from the state can strengthen cultural policies that reinforce what years made some brave and lonely quixotic: raising the level and quality of readership.
At the micro level, this good news should be used at home to not only buy books but to read and universities to promote the humanities in all carrrera, for in the not too distant to see on the streets and on buses to a number of people enjoy reading as seen in some neighboring countries.
The task is pending.
* momentum, mass times velocity
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