Days of anonymity for Spanish-language authors are coming to an end in U.S. – Miami Book Fair International – Florida
Tagged: bilingual, book, border, Cuba, Cuban, family, population, Spanish-language“As more publishers launch Spanish-language imprints and major booksellers like Barnes & Noble and Borders cater to a growing bilingual Hispanic clientele, the Spanish-language and Anglo book worlds have begun to intersect.
The Miami Book Fair International, says Roque, who volunteers at the fair yearly, is an important bridge between the two.
“A lot of publishing companies have established offices here in Miami. We have a huge Hispanic population, and these are readers who contribute to the fair. They go to it. They listen to the authors speak. They buy the books,” said Roque, whose Cuban exile family has operated Downtown Book Center, Inc. since 1965.”
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November 16th, 2006
Fuente Traducido: usando Google o Altavista/Babel Fish
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