La vorágine' is still alive among thousands of books and its denunciations remain in force | Video

Bogota, Apr 28 (EFE) - Among the thousands of documents at the International Book Fair of Bogota (FilBo) there is a novel, 'La vorágine', which one hundred years after its publication is still more alive than ever with publications and an exhibition that vindicates the current relevance of the work of José Eustasio Rivera (1888-1928).

This work narrates through the misadventures of a couple of lovers, Arturo Cova and Alicia, the cruelty suffered in the Amazon by indigenous people and settlers during the rubber fever of the early twentieth century.

FOOTAGE: RESOURCES FROM THE EXHIBITION 'EL ÁRBOL QUE DEVORÓ UN MUNDO: LOS RUMBOS DEL CAUCHO EN LA VORÁGINE', A NATIONAL LIBRARY EXHIBIT ON 'LA VORÁGINE' AT THE BOGOTA INTERNATIONAL BOOK FAIR (FILBO).

CAMERA: JUAN DIEGO LÓPEZ.

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Date: 28/04/2024 17:20 (UTC)
Source: EFE
Topic: Arts, culture and entertainment » Literature
Arts, culture and entertainment » History
Arts, culture and entertainment » Culture (general)
Crime, law and justice » Justice and rights
Type: Rough cut
Duration: 87 seconds
Reference: 7001358844
Relevance: Normal