Novel of Equatorial Guinean minister of culture published in China

Equatorial Guinean Cultural and Tourism Minister Guillermina Mokuy said on Wednesday she is very happy her third novel Three Souls for One Heart was published in China with Chinese version.

Guillermina was born and grew up in Spain and came back to live in Equatorial Guinea in 2008 and became minister of culture and tourism in 2012.

Guillermina told Xinhua in an interview she hopes Chinese readers will like her book and through her book know the social life in Equatorial Guinea.

The novel Three Souls for One heart tells a family of polygamy in Equatorial Guinea, and how three wives fighting to win the heart of their common husband.

Guillermina said she is also working as a model editor for a model magazine in her spare time, and for this reason, she is writing her fourth novel about the life of a model.

Guillermine wrote two novels before she came back to Equatorial Guinea, but all the novels are showing her love of Africa.

"I am African, so I love Africa. But what I wrote is about the positive side of Africa and how the people enjoy happiness through hard working," she said.

With regards to the cooperation between Equatorial Guinea and China in the fields of culture and tourism, Guillermina said the two countries have good cooperation in these fields. "China sent cultural troupes to Equatorial Guinea last year and Equatorial Guinea sent artists to participate in Shanghai Expo in 2010," she said.

Guillermina said one Chinese company is constructing a national park in capital Malabo, the park combines the cultural elements of Equatorial Guinea and China, it is really a symbol of friendship between the two countries.

Guillermina visited China two years ago, and Chinese culture impressed her deeply.

Guillermina hopes more Chinese people will visit Equatorial Guinea and also hopes the cooperation between the two countries will be more closer in the future.