REBECCA WEST, WRITER OF THE MONTH AT THE CAN VENTOSA LIBRARY

17/10/2022

Each month, the Can Ventosa Library names a relevant figure in literature as a writer of the month. this october, Rebecca West has been the chosen author. Biography of Rebecca West Rebecca West was born the year 1892 in London under the name Cecily Isabel Fairfield. After moving to Edinburgh with his family, West began his studies. Nevertheless, had to abandon them when he fell ill with tuberculosis in 1907. Nevertheless, his intellectual restlessness continued and he continued with his training in a self-taught way. After attending the Academy of Dramatic Arts, The writer began her career... Read More

LUZ GABÁS WINS THE PLANETA AWARD 2022

17/10/2022

The Huesca writer Luz Gabás won the Planeta Prize last Saturday 2022 with his work 'Far from Louisiana’ in a gala held at the National Art Museum of Catalonia, It is a perfect opportunity not only to discover. The jury in charge of awarding the award pointed out that the book is a “epic” of the conquest of this territory in which the interests of European nations are combined with the history of the protagonists. The novel “is about unbreakable love in troubled times, of loyalty, betrayal, rise and hope, in the words of Gabas. The author takes up the theme of love with him.. Read More

VII DAY OF WOMEN WRITERS IN CAN SALAS

16/10/2022

next monday 17 October, The Can Salas Public Library celebrates Women Writers' Day. This year, The chosen motto is 'Abans, during and after the wars'. Women Writers' Day The idea of celebrating a day especially dedicated to women writers arose in 2016 by the National Library of Spain, the Spanish Federation of Women Directors, Executives, Professionals and Businesswomen (FEDEPE) and the Classical and Modern Association. The objective of this annual commemoration was to vindicate the role and impact of women writers throughout history through.... Read More

ANNIE ERNAUX RECEIVES THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE 2022

08/10/2022

French writer Annie Ernaux received the Nobel Prize in Literature 2022 Last Thursday. Secretary of the Swedish Academy, Mats Malm, recognized in the award announcement "the courage and clinical acuity with which Ernaux discovers the roots, distances and collective restrictions of personal memory». Thus, The writer becomes the seventeenth woman and the sixteenth representative of French literature to receive the decoration. The new winner of the most prestigious literary award in the world explained in a press conference: «Receiving the Nobel is, For me,... Read More

THE RETURN OF THE FRAGILE FIG’

30/09/2022

The writer Toni Roca presented last Wednesday the fourth installment of his successful series of erotic poetry books 'La figa fragil', published within the ObScena collection. Thus, the act of launching 'Clítoris. The fragile fig IV. Conclusions‘ was part of the cycle ‘Illes iliteratura‘ organized by the Ibiza Town Hall with the cooperation of the Ibizan Studies Institute and the Ibiza Municipal Library, who hosted the event. The author made reference in the event to the eroticism of Ibizan popular culture that is reflected both in his sayings and in his jokes. For other... Read More

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