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Let us read a book today
By Kaufmann | April 23, 2008 No Comments »
What happened on this day almost 400 years ago, namely April 23rd, 1616? I just learnt that three great writers died exactly on the same day, namely the greatest icon of spanish literature, Miguel de Cervantes (‘Don Quijote’), the peruvian ‘El Inca’ Garcilaso de la Vega (not to be confused with the eponymous Spanish poet and writer, who had died earlier), and, no other that William Shakespeare himself. Quite a coincidence. What else do they share in common?: each of them had some of their great masterpieces subject to censorship (Verdi was not alone…).
It is then fitting that UNESCO considers today the World Book Day, a symbolic day for literature. And Vladimir Nabokov was born on or about this day, 109 years ago. A few days ago it was about music, partly thanks to great Peruvian artistry as well. Today it is for books.
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