#librariespersepulveda: on May 4, all bookstores celebrate the recently deceased writer

"A dedicated showcase, a reading, a photograph, personal memories, an anecdote, a song, a signature on one of his books to be displayed to remember and celebrate Luis Sepúlveda," beloved writer who recently passed away due to the Coronavirus: the idea addressed to all booksellers started by Portici di carta, in collaboration with COLTI - Consorzio Librerie Torinesi Indipendenti, Biblioteche civiche Torinesi and Assemblea Teatro.

Wherever possible, in full compliance with planned physical distancing and safety regulations, readers are also invited to join in this collective tribute. “Sepúlveda’s books have accompanied and raised multiple generations, teaching us the importance of freedom and nurturing our ability to dream. Many teachers these days, for example, have advised their students to read his books. This seems to us a good signal and a good viaticum,” reads the text of the appeal addressed to booksellers.

Many bookstores have already been able to open on April 14, while others will reopen on May 4: the initiative is therefore scheduled for the day when all bookstores will be able to reopen, "in the hope that slowly bookstores will return to being what they were born to be: places of cultural and social connection and aggregation, and a reference for their territories.

The initiative’s official hashtag is #libreriepersepulveda.

#librariespersepulveda: on May 4, all bookstores celebrate the recently deceased writer

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