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El caballero del Templo    

José Luis Corral     

This is the story of Jaspert de Castellnou, a young man from Empúries who joins the Knights Templar shortly before its dissolution. It is the story of the decline of an age of chivalric ideals and crusades and the blind ambition of popes and kings. It is the story of ....

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El arte de la pareja       

Alejandra Llamas     

What is the secret to a relationship? What is the purpose of being a couple? Should we really live that way? And if so, what makes a couple happy and functional? If our choice is to live as a couple, we must live so as to awaken spiritually, to achieve personal evolution

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Lo mío no es normal, pero lo tuyo tampoco     

David Rodríguez Vázquez   

This isn’t your typical book by a kid with a disability who overcomes obstacles and shows the world he can do anything he wants. Stories like that are a dime a dozen, and sure, some of them really are inspiring. To me, however, most of them seem like rough drafts, full of bright ideas but with lots of room for ..

 

El buen vasallo   

Francisco Narla     

There was a time when the Iberian Peninsula was wracked by constant wars, with tales of glorious battles and brave feats celebrated in its taverns and plazas.  But one story was never told, perhaps because no one dared tell it. The story of a young knight named Diego.

 

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AMIGOS DE ESPAÑOL

Robert de Niro     

American actor, director, and film producer

The Oscar winning actor reinvents himself for the small screen. In ‘Nada’, he takes the audience in a comedic yet heartwarming cultural collision, intertwining the lives of the quirky food critic Manuel, portrayed by Luis Brandoni, and De Niro’s character, an American writer navigating the vibrant and sometimes chaotic tapestry of Spanish culture. This new series provides a unique platform for De Niro, renowned globally for his cinematic performances, to weave a narrative that is both an entertaining fiction and a celebration of Spanish culture, through the lens of a foreigner discovering its multifaceted charm.
 

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NEWS

Mario Vargas Llosa, a giant of universal literature, dies.

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Planeta launches Istoría, its new historical novel label.

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Simon & Schuster to distribute into Spanish-speaking market for first time with Urano World Publishing.

 

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Rosario Castellanos: the main woman in Mexican literature

 

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The Federico García Lorca Award for Freedom of Expression, Publishing, and Reading is launched at FILBo 2025

 

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The meeting of four national prizewinners of Spanish Literature: The book is the most important cultural invention of humanity.

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ARS MULTIMEDIA

Presentación de «El español en el mundo 2022. Anuario del Instituto Cervantes»

ARS Video:  Louisiana Channel - Mario Vargas Llosa Interview: Literature Makes Citizens Critical

ARS RADIO:  Spotify Podcast  - Journalist and writer Jorge Cardona and the novel 'El general en su laberinto' by Gabriel García Márquez

INTERVIEW

El Español interviews Irene Vallejo

The Aragonese writer whose work has been translated into more than 40 languages: She has never been as widely read as she is now. Her book 'El infinito en un junco' was awarded the National Essay Prize in 2020 and had a great international success. Not good weather outside. This unsettled April is giving all Zaragozanos a headache. However, Irene Vallejo opens the doors of her house and with this any trace of inclement weather disappears.

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CHILDREN'S BOOK

Anna Cabeza

El misterio de la casa del terror

The fair has come to town! But what happens? Inexplicable power outages stop the rides midway and this provokes the indignation of the visitors? The fair director asks the Coscorrón sisters to investigate.

 

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