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A los 120 años del nacimiento de Arturo Barea, el Instituto Cervantes celebra a este escritor imprescindible con una exposición bibliográfica que se inaugurará el próximo 13 de diciembre a las 19.00 horas.  

Durante la inauguración de la actividad, intervendrán William Chislett, comisario de la exposición, el escritor Antonio Muñoz Molina, y el Director del Instituto Cervantes, Juan Manuel Bonet.

La exposición se...

The Hour of the Star (A Hora da Estrela) is one of the most beautiful books ever written, and in 2017 we celebrate the 40th anniversary of its publication. The book was published in 1977, shortly before Clarice Lispector's death. The international event ‘The Hour of Clarice’ is back, more special than ever.  On December 10, publishers from around the world pay tribute to one of the most sensitive writers in the...

La Junta Directiva de la Asociación Colegial de Escritores de Cataluña, en su reunión del pasado 18 de octubre, decidió, por unanimidad, conceder el VIII Premio José Luis Giménez-Frontín a la Agencia Literaria Carmen Balcells por erigirse en "una de las principales defensoras de los derechos de autor de los escritores" y por "constituirse en un auténtico puente cultural entre Europa y América Latina".

El acto de...

Los orígenes familiares y literarios de Juan Rulfo (1917-1986) son explorados en una serie documental realizada por su hijo Juan Carlos Rulfo, como parte de las actividades para conmemorar los cien años del nacimiento del escritor mexicano.

Rosa Montero (Madrid, 1951) has been awarded the Premio Nacional de las Letras 2017.

The Premio Nacional de las Letras Españolas or National Prize for Spanish Literature is given by the Spanish Ministry of Culture and recognizes an author's literary career. 

The jury praised Rosa Montero's "creation of a personal universe that reflects her vital and existential commitment. This has been described as the 'ethic of...

The 31^st Guadalajara International Book Fair will be held from 25 November to 3 December, with the city of Madrid as its Guest of Honour. The fair, founded by the University of Guadalajara, is Latin America’s most important publishing event and an extraordinary cultural festival.

Rosa Montero, Javier Ruescas, José Ovejero and Lorenzo Silva are some of the invited writers from Madrid, along with Fernando del Paso, Ju...

Jaume Cabré has been awarded the Kulturhuset Stadsteaterns International Literature Prize in Stockholm, Sweden, for his novel Jo Confesso (Jag bekänner) translated by Jens Nordenhök.

The International Literature Prize 2017 rewards a notable literary work in a commendable Swedish translation. The award is shared between writer and translator.

Released in Sweden by Nilsson Forlag in November 2016 and published in...

Novel, LITERATURA RANDOM HOUSE (September 2017)

An intergenerational novel that dissects human relationships and criticizes social inequality and technological dehumanization. 

Two generations, two lives that were not called to meet, will intimidate Google

This novel is the story of Mateo and Olga, as well as a job application with Google as the recipient. Mateo is twenty-two, interested in robots, and obsessed...

The expected film adaptation of the novel La Pell Freda (Cold Skin) by Albert Sánchez Piñol can be seen in cinemas from today, October 20.

The film is directed by the French Xavier Gens and features a cast led by David Oakes, Aura Garrido and Ray Stevenson.

Screenwriters Jesús Olmo and Eron Sheean are in charge of the adaptation of the incredibly successful novel, La Pell Freda, whose translation rights were sold...

NADA, by Carmen Laforet, is a Spanish classic that’s never ceased to fascinate readers since its release just over 70 years ago. Compared to works such as The Catcher in the Rye and Bonjour Tristesse, Nada has been translated into 25 languages to date, and new editions are constantly emerging. It was released in Swedish for the first time in August 2017 (by Bokförlaget Komet), and will soon be published in Taiwan (by...