The International Book and Copyright Day that has been selected to be April 23rd, is a date with symbolic meaning for world literature.

This date of 1616 is associated with the death of two colossi of world literature: Shakespeare in England and Miguel de Cervantes in Spain.

The first is considered the greatest writer of all times and places, while the second is the author of the most translated work in the world. This date also connects other authors on the day of their birth or death: Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, Maurice Druon, Halldór Kiljan Laxness, Vladimir Nabokov, Josep Pla and Manuel Mejia Vallejo.

This date has been marked worldwide since 2003, while it was unelected in 1995 in order to contribute worldwide to copyright by encouraging everyone, especially young people, to discover the pleasure of reading.

This date is also a call to increase respect for the irreplaceable contributions of authors and the book to the social and cultural progress of mankind.