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Muñeco de barro, with illustrations by Carme Solé Vendrell and text by Emma Reyes, published by Libros del Zorro Rojo, receives the Fundación Cuatrogatos 2021 Award in the category of “For those who dare with challenging books”.

The text of the book comes from one of the letters in which the Colombian painter Emma Reyes (1919-2003) evoked her childhood memories.

The Fundación Cuatrogatos was established in 2014 to...

Até Que as Pedras Se Tornem Mais Leves Que a Água (Until Stones Become Lighter Than Water), by António Lobo Antunes, published in English by Yale Books last year, has been longlisted for the DUBLIN Literary Award 2021.

The DUBLIN Literary Award is managed by Dublin City Council’s library service. Mairead Owens, Dublin City Librarian, announced that the 49 books eligible for the 2021 award were nominated by libraries...

"Años antes de conocer a Clarice Lispector, le envié una cesta de huevos de chocolate comprados en Copenhague en Pascua, en un gesto amistoso que no llegó a llamar su atención. Quería conocerla en persona. Aunque era joven, no pretendía convertirme en su discípula sino llegar a mantener una relación duradera, inquebrantable. Tanto es así que no firmé la tarjeta que iba con el regalo. Dejé la cesta en Leme, a la...

Nélida Piñon ha sido galardonada con el Premio Jabuti 2020 en la categoría de crónica por su libro Uma furtiva lágrima (Record).

Uma furtiva lagrima empezó como un diario escrito por la autora a partir de un diagnóstico médico. Sus notas dieron a luz las crónicas que se recogen en este libro.

Piñon reflexiona sobre varios aspectos de la escritura, además de recordar pasajes de su infancia, comenzando por la llegada...

JAVIER CERCAS
“El poder de las historias”
Con Salman Rushdie
Sábado 5 de diciembre
17:00 a 18:30

CLARICE LISPECTOR
Homenaje
Domingo 6 de diciembre
13:00 a 13:45
Participan: Yudith Rosenbaum, Rita Elmôr 

BRENDA LOZANO
Brujas
Jueves 03 de diciembre
19:30 a 20:15
Presenta: Margarita García Robayo

ROSA MONTERO
La buena suerte
Sábado 28 de noviembre
19:30 a 20:15
Presenta: Mariana H

“Salvados por la literatura”
Martes 01 de diciembre
1...

Rosa Montero ha sido galardonada en Francia con el Premio Violeta Negra Occitanie 2020 por su novela Los tiempos del odio (Seix Barral, 2018). La novela ha sido traducida al francés por Myriam Chirousse y publicada por Éditions Métailié.

Creado en 2011 por la asociación Toulouse Polars du Sud, el premio literario Violeta Negra Occitanie tiene como objetivo destacar una novela negra o policiaca traducida de una...

Isabel Allende has been awarded the 2020 Liber Prize to the most outstanding Latin American writer.

With this prize, the Spanish Association of Publishers Guilds recognizes her extensive literary career and her effort to reach readers around the world, of all ages, with different genres ranging from autobiography to fiction.

With more than 74 million books sold worldwide,

Le testament d’Alcestes, by Miquel de Palol, translated from the Catalan by François-Michel Durazzo and published in France by Éditions Zulma, has been awarded the Prix Laure Bataillon.

The Laure Bataillon Award is a literary prize created in 1986 by the cities of Nantes and Saint-Nazaire to reward the best work of fiction translated during the past year. It is awarded jointly to the foreign writer and his French...

«¿Personaje real que admiro?

Emma Bovary

¿De ficción?

Carmen Balcells.»

                           Juan Marsé

Inés del alma mía (Inés of My Soul), the historical novel by Isabel Allende has been adapted for a television series, produced by RTVE, Boomerang TV, and Chilevisión. Allende has been involved in the adaptation and has followed the production process. The TV series, consisting of eight episodes, has been shot in natural settings in Chile, Spain and Peru, and was premiered last 1 August 2020 on Amazon Prime Video. ...