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| | APRIL 23: WORLD BOOK AND COPYRIGHT DAY 4 April 1997 |
 | | Paris, April 4 {No. 97-54} - World Book and Copyright Day - established in 1995 by UNESCO’s General Conference - will be celebrated for the second time this April 23 with events encouraging everyone, particularly young people, to discover the joy of reading. |
 | | April 23 is a symbolic date in world literature, marking the birth or death of such writers as Miguel de Cervantes, William Shakespeare and the Inca Garcilaso de la Vega. |
 | | April 23 events are already planned in Australia, Canada, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, Madagascar, Morocco, Mozambique, Puerto Rico, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. |
| www.unesco.org /bpi/eng/unescopress/97-54e.htm (797 words) |
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