Culture Minister Eduardo Selman traveled to Spain to be present for the opening of the Madrid Book Fair. The 78th edition of the cultural event is dedicated to the Dominican Republic. The Dominican participation in the fair was organized by Dominican ambassador Olivo Rodríguez Huertas. The country has its own pavilion. The book fair is scheduled for 31 May to 16 June. Around 100 writers, intellectuals and artists make up the Dominican delegation to Madrid for the event.
The Dominican participation will highlight three stellar literary figures: Pedro Henríquez Ureña (1884-1946); writer and former President Juan Bosch (1909-2001); and novelist, storyteller and anthropologist Marcio Veloz Maggiolo, 82.
Historians, academics, anthropologists, sociologists, archaeologists, jurists, journalists, musicologists, literary critics, actors and plastic artists from the Dominican Republic will participate in the activities that will be held in El Retiro Park, Instituto Cervantes, Casa de América and Casa de Vacas.
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Feria del Libro de Madrid
El Nacional
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Ministry of Culture
3 June 2019