In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the renowned novel ‘La Vorágine’, by the Colombian writer José Eustasio Rivera, the fourth edition of the Culture and Book Fairwhich is held at the El Tesoro Commercial Park, in Medellín, and will have a special focus on the Colombian jungles.
In this way, those who are interested in participating will be able to enjoy reading and a varied academic program with discussions and launches of works that will take place between the June 18 and 23.
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“In this small city that is El Tesoro, we constantly seek to generate spaces of value for all our visitors. For four years, with the Culture and Books Fair, we have been committed to making Colombian talent visible, recognizing the literary value of immortal works such as La Vorágine, a novel that allows us to keep our memory alive and safeguard the country’s cultural heritage.“said Adriana González, manager of El Tesoro.
Fair programming
This is the schedule of activities that you cannot miss at the Culture and Book Fair:
– The maelstrom, a cosmographic edition: It will be a conversation between Margarita Serje, one of the authors of this approach to the original book by Eustasio Rivera, who will be chatting about her work with the journalist and writer Diego Aristizábal.
This conversation will take place next Tuesday, June 18, the first day of the event, around 5 pm.
– Play random heart: In search of portraying social problems, photographer Jorge Mario Múnera and journalist Maryluz Vallejo will share their particular reading, which is a paradigmatic reference in the ways of telling stories. It will take place on Wednesday, June 19 at 6 pm.
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– Even fiction: Next Thursday, June 20, at 6 pm, a conversation will be held between the writer Juan Álvarez and the editor and journalist Mónica Palacios, who through their experience will tell how curiosity and research, also from literature, are valuable means to reach the truth.
– Close ancestors of Chiribiquete: Carlos Castaño and María José Castaño will be chatting on Sunday, June 23, at 3 in the afternoon, as father and daughter, regarding the significance and validity of our ancestral cultures.
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– The beginnings: There will also be a workshop that seeks to test practice with theory, which will be conducted by Lorena Salazar next Sunday, June 23 at 3 pm in El Tesoro.
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They will also be carried out dance activities, apart from the academic programming, which will be experienced at the El Tesoro Theater with Behind the South: dances for Manuel, a dance show created by Sankofa in which his creative genius and his meticulous documentation work around the diaspora come together. Afro-descendant in the American continent. The presentation will be on Thursday, June 20 at 7 pm.
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Within the framework of the Fair, Those interested can also donate books which will be delivered to the Library Mouse Foundation and the Te Creo Magical Libraries in Antioquia. Among the requirements are: that your editions be original, they must not have physical deterioration such as scratches, dirty paper, incomplete pages, binding problems or fungus.
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