Ariana Harwicz, the uncomfortable writer who refuses to be silenced
The Argentine author, excluded from the Cultur Alh festival for her rejection of the Israeli cultural boycott, has built a unique work that generates disassistance
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The Argentine author, excluded from the Cultur Alh festival for her rejection of the Israeli cultural boycott, has built a unique work that generates disassistance
The decision of the Granada Cultur Alh festival to dispense with Ariana Harwicz's participation should lead us to think that no writer has the right to humiliate the victims in his public decisions
Cristina Rivera Garza, Alejandro Zambra, Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Marta Sanz and Andrea Abreu join a manifesto in favour of the withdrawal of the invitation of the Argentine writer to the appointment, which is held until Sunday
The public letter in defense of the participation of the writer in the Alh Culture Festival of Granada brings together signatories from all the political spectrum and increases their visibility
The Argentine author, whose participation in the Granada festival was annulled, regrets that "feminist writers" pointed out her and "that it was a man, Banville," who would be in solidarity with her.
Maria Negroni, Óscar Tusquets, Margo Glantz, Piedad Bonett, Valeria Correa Fiz or Rodrigo Rey Rosa support the Argentine author whose talk was cancelled by the Cultur Alh Festival
Seven participants publicly support the withdrawal of the Argentine writer's programming for her rejection of the cultural boycott of Israel
The organizers claim that it would have been impossible to hold a debate on the work of the Argentine novelist in a public square as planned. "They gave in to terror," says the author.