Event 19
Gioconda Belli in conversation with Ana Cristina Restrepo
Literature and resistance
Teatro Adolfo Mejía
The acclaimed Nicaraguan poet and novelist Gioconda Belli is also known for her commitment to her country’s political and social struggle. Her works explore matters such as feminism, love and revolution, combining a poetic sensibility with the denunciation of injustice. Belli participated actively in the Sandinista movement, in which women held a central place as agents of change and resistance. She has won numerous awards, including the 1978 Casa de las Américas Prize, the Biblioteca Breve Prize in 2008 and the Premio Reina Sofía de Poesía Iberoamericana in 2023. Her most famous works are The Inhabited Woman (1994) and El país de las mujeres (2010). Her latest book is Un silencio lleno de murmullos, a story about absence, silence and family links. In conversation with Ana Cristina Restrepo.
Price: $40,000.00 (COP)
