Gioconda Belli is the vice president of Central America Festivalwhich closes activities this Saturday, May 24. The writer has participated in multiple activities organized as part of this event, in which about 90 writers, artists and journalists appear as special guests.
The cultural event created by Sergio Ramírez, It has been the scenario for the public to interact with outstanding personalities of the literary, cinema and music world. In this framework Belli also presented his most recent book, A silence full of murmurs And it was one of the most call writers. In Sofos, for example, almost 300 people reached their presentation.
The author of Fireflies and The Women’s Country He attended on Friday, May 23 at his appointment with the subscribers of Free press, who participated in a dynamic to witness the special transmission aimed at registered readers, and listen to Belli in the dialogue The art of living the wordconducted by journalist Evelyn Boche.
For 25 minutes they talked intimately He suspends his creative process and the stories he has developed throughout his career, the current role of women in positions of transcendence, domestic violence, as well as other rescue themes of the female leadership role.
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After the interview, the subscribers participated in a refaction, the author’s books were raffled, with whom they had the opportunity to talk, share impressions, take photographs and receive signatures in their specimens.
Belli’s creativity and talent and his active struggle have made it worthy of recognitions such as the Brief Library and Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz awards, for his novel The Infinite in the palm of the hand.
In 2024 he was recognized with the Ibero -American critical eye and, in 2023, he won the Reina Sofía Poetry Award. He also received the Honoris Causa doctorate from the state University of Costa Rica (UCR), for its contributions to culture, education, democracy and human rights. He is currently in the second time in exile and resides in Spain.
