AFTER THE LITERACY BOOM : COLOMBIAN WRITERS AND POETS – Exhibition of photos, texts, poems and books Organized in collaboration with the Colombian Embassy to France and the Colombian permanent Delegation to UNESCO 10 - 21 March 2008, room Miro III Vernissage 10 March 2008

 
The period following the exceptional era of Garcia Marquez, Alvaro Mutis and others of their generation was perceived as one of stagnancy for Colombian writers. But in reality, this was not so: later generations of Colombian writers – less preoccupied with visibility – concentrated their energy and their lives to writing, and writing alone. Many of this generation ventured beyond the frontiers of geography and language.

Interestingly, women were numerous among the writers of this generation, and their success lies in refusing to be reined into a sole branch of literature, and refusing to allow their gender to define their writing. Rather, their writing aimed to reflect their native land, Colombia, a country of diversity.

This exhibition highlighted a representative group of four female writers and 15 poets who dazzle readers with their creativity and virtuosity, and indeed contribute to the promotion of women’s empowerment and gender equality in this specific area.