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Aguilera’s case on Day of the Imprisoned Writer

Aguilera’s case on Day of the Imprisoned Writer

Banner created by the Paraguayan Centre in support of Nelson Aguilera’s case on the 33^rd Day of the Imprisoned Writer, 15 November 2014. The image used on the banner shows members of the Centre with their names listed from left to right below. In 2010 Nelson Aguilera, a member of the Paraguayan Centre’s Board, was accused of plagarism in his novel Karumbita: La patriota (Alfaguara Infantil, 2010) by the writer María Eugenia Garay. Although an independent panel of writers deemed the novel to contain no plagarism, Aguilera was sentenced to two years and six months in prison in November 2013.

Aguilera’s case on Day of the Imprisoned Writer

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El caso de Aguilera en el Día del Escritor Encarcelado

Pancarta creada por el Centro Paraguayo, apoyando a Nelson Aguilera durante el 33 Día del Escritor Encarcelado, el 15 de noviembre de 2014. La imagen de la pancarta muestra miembros del Centro, con sus nombres enumerados debajo, de izquierda a derecha. En 2010, Nelson Aguilera, miembro de la junta del Centro, fue acusado de plagio en su novela Karumbita: La patriota (Alfaguara Infantil, 2010), por la escritora María Eugenia Garay. Aunque un grupo independiente de escritores declaró que no había plagio en la novela, Aguilera fue sentenciado a dos años y seis meses de prisión en noviembre de 2013.

Date:

15/11/2014

Creator:

Paraguayan Centre

Centre:

Paraguayan Centre (PEN Paraguay)

Format:

Promotional Material

Language:

Spanish

Place:

unknown

Subject:

Case work; Day of the Imprisoned Writer; Nelson Aguilera; Writers in Prison

Aguilera’s case on Day of the Imprisoned Writer

Aguilera’s case on Day of the Imprisoned Writer

Aguilera’s case on Day of the Imprisoned Writer

El caso de Aguilera en el Día del Escritor Encarcelado

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