Spain successfully closed its participation as Main Theme Country in the 46th Calcutta International Book Fair, the largest in the world in terms of visitor traffic, reaping a resounding success among publishing professionals and the general public.

More than 200,000 people came to the pavilion, the epicenter of the literary, cultural, and professional program designed by the Ministry of Culture and Sports, in collaboration with the Embassy of Spain in India, the Cervantes Institute, the Federation of Publishers Guilds of Spain, Spanish Cultural Action and Turespaña.

The Spanish participation in Calcutta means a new step in the internationalization strategy of our literature, in all its genres and in all the languages of the State. During 14 days, more than 80 activities were organized in which established writers, new voices on the literary scene in Spain, as well as Hispanists, authors and Indian translators have participated.

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