More than 30 years ago, La Tertulia book club in Chicago, IL began as an offshoot of a Spanish language class at New Trier Extension (a community education program). Half of the current club members were in that class.
Despite the fact that none of the members are native Spanish-language speakers, their camaraderie and passion for Spanish and Latin American literature has help them become a close group of friends who meet on Monday mornings for a couples of hours every week for more than 30 years.
Their conversations are entirely in Spanish to talk about their favorite authors such as: Rosa Montero (Spain), Gabriel Garcia Marquez (Colombia), Carlos Fuentes (Mexico) and Manuel Puig and Jorge Luis Borges (Argentina).
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