Peruvian mayor at book fair: I don’t read

The mayor of Peru’s third-largest city inaugurated a book fair by saying he does not like to read.

March 03, 2013

Khalid Al-Suliman

 


 


LIMA – The mayor of Peru’s third-largest city inaugurated a book fair by saying he does not like to read.



“People close me to know that I do not read, that I never write. But I took time last night to go over some papers and be able to explain what a book fair is,” said the mayor of Trujillo, Cesar Acuna.



His words Friday as reported by Peruvian media drew a mixture of laughter and whispers among the shocked audience.



“At the book fair, one must read,” said Acuna, who founded a university and owns a first-division soccer team in Peru. He called the book fair a “union between the people and culture.” – AFP


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