This year set in Barcelona–after last year’s presentation in Madrid–Spain’s Liber 18 international book fair has announced the presentation of a large delegation from its guest of honor country, Cuba.
Catalan Publishers Association Rejects Violence Over Referendum
During the Frankfurt Book Fair, the Catalan Publishers Association issued a statement rejecting violence and trusting ‘the word’ as a tool to solve conflict.
Tradition and Identity: Q&A with Catalan Author Tony Sala
Catalan author Tony Sala discusses his award-winning novel The Boys, recently translated into English, and its themes of tradition, identity and the clash of generations.
Catalonia Celebrates Biggest Book-Giving Holiday of the Year
April 23, Dia de Sant Jordi, the Catalan festival dedicated to books and roses, accounts for 5–8% of annual book sales in Catalonia.
Review: Gasoline by Quim Monzó
Reviewed by Gwendolyn Dawson Gasoline, the Catalan author Quim Monzó’s latest novel to be translated into English, opens at a moment of crisis in Heribert’s career as a painter: he must paint enough canvases to fill two galleries in time for an imminent double show. Instead of working, however, Heribert wallows in indifference and boredom, wandering the city streets, drinking …