World Book, Copyright Day 2022: Why do we observe these days? History, theme and significance
New Delhi: April 23 is celebrated as World Book Day across the globe. Also known as World Book and Copyright Day, this day is an important day for literature as it marks the birth and death of several prominent authors. William Shakespeare, Miguel de Cervantes, and Josep Pla died on April 23 and Manuel Mejia Vallejo and Maurice Druon were born on April 23. World Book Day is organised by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).
World Book Day is organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). This year is the 26th edition of World Book Day.
As part of World Book Day, UNESCO and the international organisations representing the three major sectors of the book industry - publishers, booksellers and libraries, select the World Book Capital for a year. Guadalajara (Mexico) has been named World Book Capital for the year 2022. The city of Madrid (Spain) has been the first city to be named World Book Capital in 2001.
World Book Day 2022 Quotes
“The only thing you have to know is the location of the library.” ― Albert Einstein
“There is no friend as loyal as a book.” ― Ernest Hemingway
“Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.” ― Mark Twain
“That’s the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet.” ― Jhumpa Lahiri, The Namesake
“The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.” ― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray
“If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.” ― Toni Morrison
“I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library.” ― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
“A book is the only place in which you can examine a fragile thought without breaking it, or explore an explosive idea without fear it will go off in your face”. – Edward P Morgan
“A writer only begins a book. A reader finishes it”. – Samuel Johnson.
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