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“La personalidad de los pelícanos”, by Teresita Goyeneche / Book Presentation & Reading
Free
“La personalidad de los pelícanos”, by Teresita Goyeneche
/ Book Presentation & Reading
Presented by Terraza 7 Reading at The Mezzanine Series.
Sturday, April 29th, 2023 at 5:00 PM
/ Book Presentation & Reading
Presented by Terraza 7 Reading at The Mezzanine Series.
Sturday, April 29th, 2023 at 5:00 PM
No Cover
Presenters:
Angélica Cuevas & Teresita Goyeneche
The talk will be in Spanish
Open conversation celebrating the publication of his fixion book published in 2022,
La personalidad de los pelícanos.
La personalidad de los pelícanos.
Synopsis of the book:
La personalidad de los pelícanos is a non-fiction book that tells the recent history of Cartagena, a Caribbean city on the coast of Colombia. It aims to answer the question of how a historical and architectonical jewel –which is what Cartagena is known for— can also be built on racism, classism, and corruption. The book has two storylines, one is a feature that tells the story of democracy in the city, and the second is a memoir of how it was to be born and raised in the 80s and 90s in this particular geography.
La personalidad de los pelícanos is a non-fiction book that tells the recent history of Cartagena, a Caribbean city on the coast of Colombia. It aims to answer the question of how a historical and architectonical jewel –which is what Cartagena is known for— can also be built on racism, classism, and corruption. The book has two storylines, one is a feature that tells the story of democracy in the city, and the second is a memoir of how it was to be born and raised in the 80s and 90s in this particular geography.
About Teresita Goyeneche:
Teresita is an International Relations Professional from Universidad del Norte (Colombia), holds a master’s degree in creative writing from Columbia University, and is a doctoral student at the City University of New York (CUNY). She has written for media outlets including El Malpensante, the Spanish-language edition of Vice, and El Espectador. In 2017, Teresita was a finalist for the Inter-American Press Association (SIP) award in the Chronicle category and received recognition from the jury of the Simón Bolívar National Journalism Awards in the Chronicle category in 2022. Her first book, La personalidad de los pelícanos (Tusquets), was published in 2022.
Teresita is an International Relations Professional from Universidad del Norte (Colombia), holds a master’s degree in creative writing from Columbia University, and is a doctoral student at the City University of New York (CUNY). She has written for media outlets including El Malpensante, the Spanish-language edition of Vice, and El Espectador. In 2017, Teresita was a finalist for the Inter-American Press Association (SIP) award in the Chronicle category and received recognition from the jury of the Simón Bolívar National Journalism Awards in the Chronicle category in 2022. Her first book, La personalidad de los pelícanos (Tusquets), was published in 2022.