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The section devoted to the literature of the festival La Mar de Músicas, La Mar de Letras, starts its journey this afternoon to hold a round table, coordinated by the philosopher Fracisco Jaramillo, on the subject: Is French culture in decline?
With this question, Sidi Mohammed Barkat Algerian philosopher and journalist of the newspaper El Pais correspondent in Paris, Josep María Martí Font, begin a dialogue on the social, political and cultural life of France today, its problems and possibilities, of the living forces that exist in society and the relationship of all these aspects with the current French literature.
Today at a press conference Algerian philosopher said: "The French culture as the culture of a great country, can never be in decline," he said as "identity, tradition, the community are archaic concepts ".
Barkat said "France can actually have problems, but also has many possibilities, with great force by the society."
"Sadness is a factor characteristic of the French, are very sad about that culture and literature are pessimistic.
Their society is mentally ill, "said Mohammed Barkat Side this morning at a press conference.
Barkat's intervention is directly related to that of Jean-Claude Cone, who will speak, along with Amador Fernández-Savater, the French legacy in current thinking.
Conesa leave a historical situation, May 68, to establish the influence of French philosophers, thinkers and intellectuals of today.
Barkat both to Conesa, intellectuals today must adopt the thinking of these ancient philosophers and adapt to new times and the real problems of society.
Finally, the round table this afternoon will address the theme of the festival in France and Spain.
As Nestor Ponce explained during the press conference from the 80 France has changed the image I had of Spanish literature, marked by Franco and the Civil War and very traditional.
This change of thinking has been the result of an increase in the supply of Spanish literature in the neighboring country, much more international, more diverse and more open and owes much to the writings of Manuel Vázquez Montalbán.
Since that time, the Castilian literature begins to become important in France, with a good representation editorial in the market.
Attendees who come this evening to the House Pedreño may be aware of the supposed decline of French literature and political issues and the problems they bring in today's society Barkat As I mentioned "culture in general, with social, political and economic, is the central element of literature. "
Thursday 17 July
18h.
Is French culture in decline?
Participants: Sidi Mohammed Barkat, Josep María Martí Font
Coordinator: Francisco Jaramillo
19h 15 ': The French Legacy: Thinking
Participants: Jean-Claude Conesa, Amador Fernández-Savater
Coordinator: Francisco Jaramillo
20h 45 ': The issue in France and Spain
Participants: André Schiffrin, Enrique Murillo, Nestor Ponce
Coordinates: Octavio Martí.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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