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Portugal stakes a claim at Colombian book fair

C.S. Ogden: The work of Saramago, Lobo Antunes and Camões to be featured, as well as that of young writers.

Portugal is the guest country at the International Book Fair in Bogotá (also known as FILBo), which opens this month, reflecting an upsurge in interest in Portuguese-language literature. José Luís Peixoto and Inês Pedrosa, both young Portuguese authors, are among the 23 writers who will feature at the Colombian event. Works by legendary figures such as Fernando Pessoa, Luís Vaz de Camões and Eça de Queirós will also feature, as well as that of the more contemporary José Saramago and António Lobo Antunes. According to Público newspaper, over 30,000 books will be available within a 3,000-square-meter pavilion. Exhibits... No Comments / Read More »

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A new take on the American abroad

James Blick: Ben Lerner’s novel ‘Leaving the Atocha Station’ deftly explores the neuroses of a young foreigner living in Spain.... No Comments / Read More »

Spain’s literary giants are lost in English translation

Javier Marías's Los enamoramientos is being translated, but Spanish literature is under-represented in the English-speaking market.

Nick Lyne: Three cheers for Javier Marías for making it into Penguin Modern Classics: the first Spanish writer to do so since Federico García Lorca. Isn’t it about time the English-speaking world woke up to the Spanish literature of the last 75 years?... 3 Comments / Read More »

Gibson’s undimmed passion for Lorca

Guy Hedgecoe: Irish writer Ian Gibson is obsessed by Federico García Lorca and over the last 30 years has become one of the world’s best-known Hispanists. But as the 75th anniversary of his death is commemorated, Gibson admits that the mysteries surrounding the poet remain as alive as ever.... 3 Comments / Read More »

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