Novelist, poet and essayist, author of the renowned Pepe Carvalho series, he also contributed columns and articles to El País, that with this piece pays a tribute to the prolific Spanish writer, who died in Thailand on 2003.
Novelist, poet and essayist, author of the renowned Pepe Carvalho series, he also contributed columns and articles to El País, that with this piece pays a tribute to the prolific Spanish writer, who died in Thailand on 2003.
Ignacio Olmos, who has a degree in Philosophy and Economics from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, is leaving his post as director in Chicago to direct the Instituto Cervantes New York. Julio Martínez Mesanza, who directed several branches abroad, has ben named academic director of the institution.
Canadian author Alice Munro has won this year's Nobel Prize in Literature.
Adan Griego, from Stanford University Libraries, tells of his experiences in LIBER after two years of absence. Griego not only writes about the Fair, but about his discoveries in Madrid: from bookstores and museums, to his visit to the antiquarian book fair and of course, tapas dinner.
To mark the 50th anniversary of "Rayuela", the most recognized work of Julio Cortázar, the Center for Latin American Studies Mario Benedetti (CEMAB) of the Universidad de Alicante (UA) has organized an exhibition and a seminar dedicated to the Argentinean author, open until November 9th.
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 40 of 2013 (week ending 10/6/2013).
Using a grant from the Medfield Coalition for Public Education, students at Blake Middle School can now read childhood favorites in Spanish.
The dictionary, whose progress has coincided with the celebration of the 300 anniversary of the Royal Spanish Academy, is defined as a "relational" work , which uncovers the links between different forms and different meanings. It will only be available on the web, www.rae.es, from the link "Rafael Lapesa Foundation".
The sector has jumped back in time to 2001. Following a bout of enthusiasm that was cut short by the onset of the crisis in 2008, and the subsequent lack of support for the industry, its leaders are now claiming that "what's at stake is the survival of cultural creation itself." El País reports.
This program that allows kids to take home books and trade later, started in 2003 and offers books in English and Spanish. When Book Cycle kicked off this school year in September, the demand for Spanish books was higher, says organizer and volunteer Colleen Reader.
