Federico García Lorca has often been criticized for exoticizing marginalized groups, but this translation finds new depth in his handling of race. n Poet in Spain, a new volume of translations of Federico García Lorca’s poetry by Sarah Arvio, we see a wide-ranging exhibition of Lorca’s curiosity about ......
The editor of Páginas de Espuma (Pages of Foam) talks about his work and his visits to the Guadalajara Book Fair (FIL); yesterday he received a tribute to his work.
These are some of the news that the Cervantes Institute will debate during the presentation of the yearbook “El español en el mundo 2017” ("Spanish in the World, 2017"), in a ceremony which will showcase speeches by its director, Juan Manuel Bonet, and Fernando García Casas, Spanish secretary of State for International Cooperation with Ibero-America and the Caribbean. ......
Most of us who dedicate ourselves to children's literature are familiar with Miguel Azaola’s name, and those who have never heard this name (because they are not fond of reading the credit pages) have on many occasions read his translations, as well as the books he had the wisdom to bring to Spain and Latin America.
The Salón del Libro Infantil y Juvenil de Madrid (Salon of Children’s and Young Adults’ Books of Madrid) celebrates a new edition (which is already number 41st) that will take place at the Conde Duque Cultural Center from December 13th, 2017, to January 4th, 2018.
New legislation has paved the way to allow Massachusetts schools to teach English-language learners in their native language while they learn English. Gov. Charlie Baker signed the legislation that effectively overturns the state's 15-year-old law that eliminated bilingual education from most public schools.
Nielsen BookScan, part of the Nielsen Company (US) LLC, and America Reads Spanish (ARS), present the free weekly list of the Spanish bestseller titles in the US market for week 47 of 2017 (week ending 11/26/2017)
Nielsen BookScan, part of the Nielsen Company (US) LLC, and America Reads Spanish (ARS), present the free weekly list of the Spanish bestseller titles in the US market for week 46 of 2017 (week ending 11/19/2017)
Pedro Mañas, a writer based in Madrid, has just run away with the XV Anaya Prize for Children's Literature with his book Apestoso tío Muffin (“Stinky Uncle Muffin”). The book tells the story of Mr. Montgomery Muffin, a man who always smells bad because he attracts garbage, "somewhat like a human vacuum cleaner,"
Eduardo Mendoza is above all a great story teller. Born in Barcelona, he moved to New York City where he worked for ten years at the United Nations and where he published his first novel The truth about the Savolta case to great critical acclaim.
