New York, April 15, 2019 \u2013 On Friday, April 26, the Dominican Cultural Commission in New York City will hold a literary panel on author Jimmy Sierra\u2019s latest novel \u201cIdolatr\u00eda\u201d(Idolatry, non-official translation). Renowned Dominican intellectuals are expected to participate in the Commission-sponsored event, an organization that reports to the Ministry of Culture of the Dominican Republic. <\/p>\n
The event will be held at 7:00 p.m., in the Commission\u2019s Rafael Villalona Theater, situated at 541 West 145th Street (almost corner of Broadway), Second Floor, in Manhattan.<\/p>\n
According to the organizers of the event, the panelists will discuss popular Dominican mythologies \u2013 present in the novel \u2013as well as the literary value of the novel and the role it plays in strengthening Dominican popular culture.<\/p>\n
Writer and panelist Rafael Peralta Romero pointed out that the novel Idotr\u00eda is a plural and inclusive novel. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt seems that Jimmy decided to include in his novel the entire culture of Dominican society. The novel touches upon the country\u2019s culture, language, our Creole customs, its poetry, but also Dominican culture as part of the universal concept of man. The references to all these cultures and literatures are present in the novel,\u201d explained Peralta Romero in several interviews. <\/p>\n
The panel will be open to the general public, and panelists will include well-known Dominican writers and intellectuals such as Julio An\u00edbal Su\u00e1rez, Mateo Morrison, Claudio Cabrera, Alexis Almonte, Menoscal Reynoso, Juan Manuel Garc\u00eda, Hugo S\u00e1nchez, Juan Jos\u00e9 Encarnaci\u00f3n and, of course, Jimmy Sierra, the novel\u2019s author. <\/p>\n
The local panelists will be Rub\u00e9n S\u00e1nchez, Di\u00f3genes Abreu, Luis Felipe Rodr\u00edguez, Ram\u00f3n Esp\u00ednola, Franklin Guti\u00e9rrez, Tom\u00e1s Modesto Gal\u00e1n, Jos\u00e9 Acosta and Miguel An\u00edbal Perdomo.<\/p>\n
For more information, please call 212-234-8149, or visit our website. web: www.codocul.com. Follow our Twitter account: @codocul1 \/ Facebook: www.facebook.com\/comisionado.cultura\/, \/ Instagram: www.instagram.com\/codocul\/
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