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Madrid. — Within the framework of the 84th Madrid Book Fair, the Embassy of the Dominican Republic organized a meeting with twenty Dominican writers, with the aim of promoting dialogue and collaboration between authors from both sides of the Atlantic. The event, titled “Café y Libros” (Coffee and Books), took place at the official residence of the Dominican ambassador to Spain, Tony Raful.
During the opening, Ambassador Raful highlighted the importance of strengthening cultural integration between the Dominican Republic and Spain.
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“Our Embassy prioritizes fostering broad and lasting cooperation to generate beneficial agreements for both nations, especially in the literary and cultural fields,” he stated.
Likewise, he highlighted the deep historical, social, and cultural ties that unite both countries and reaffirmed the Embassy's commitment to consolidate cooperative relations in social, commercial, and professional fields.
The meeting served as a platform for Dominican authors to share their experiences with the Spanish publishing industry. Writers residing on the island, such as José Mármol, and diaspora representatives, such as Virginia Read and Norberto Azor, offered valuable testimonies about their relationship with Spanish publishing houses.
One of the most outstanding interventions was that of children's writer Farah Hallal, who emphasized the need to produce quality literature as an act of social dignity. Hallal proposed the creation of public policies that strengthen the presence of the Dominican cultural sector in Spain, and that guarantee the dissemination and publication in the Dominican Republic of the works of the diaspora.
During the event, Ambassador Raful presented a special recognition to the Spanish publishing house Huerga y Fierro for its valuable support of Dominican writers, facilitating the publication and dissemination of their literary and poetic works. In response, José Huerga and Charo Fierro expressed their gratitude and encouraged the Dominican literary community to persevere in writing and critical thinking, highlighting the positive impact that literature can generate on intellectual, social, and economic development.
