Cuban writer, journalist and screenwriter Leonardo Padura will visit Alicante next month Marchinvited by Mario Benedetti Center for Ibero-American Literary Studies (CeMaB) from the University of Alicante and will be the main protagonist of the new game Center programming from February to Maypresented by its director this Monday, Beatriz AracilIt is also among these fourteen suggestions to names like Denise Despeyroux, Piedad Bonett, Daniela Tarazona or Enrique Viciano.
Author of man who loves dogsCuban National Literature Award 2012 and Princess of Asturias Literary Award 2015Visiting CeMaB for the first time and Aracil thinks: “a luxury” to have “someone’s” presence great writers of current Latin American literatureHe is loyal to a very long tradition of intellectuals connected to their environment “through works that reflect and offer criticism of the society in which they live.”
Padura, also known for his novels police play the leading role with him Detective Mario Condewill present two conferences on 21 and 22 March, open to the public. First, On the 21st day at 19.00. At UA’s Alicante City Headquarters on San Fernando Street Censorship, self-censorship and cancellation: The light of our age. while second, A creator introduces us to his world: Man and writerwill be carried out 22 March 12 noon In CeMaB. The second follows in the footsteps of the first seminar held thirty years ago. Mario Benedetti in 1994 Aracil said that the guest author was there “to tell us about himself and his perspective on writing and literature.”
CeMaB manager stated the following regarding the digitization of notes on the pages of books: “database” with newspaper clippings Benedetti’s work on numerous topics Latin American intellectualsHe kept three special folders dedicated to Mario Vargas Llosa, Gabriel García Márquez and Carlos Fuentes, which will be added to the Mario Benedetti collection at CeMaB.
Programming
CeMaB program starts this Thursday with the presentation of the book Lethe’s dream essayist, poet and teacher Vicente Cervera (Alicante City Headquarters. San Fernando, 40, 19.00) he will be accompanied by teachers Carmen Germany (UA) and Joaquin Juan Penalva (UMH).
The Spanish-Uruguayan playwright will take part in the part of the program devoted to meetings with writers. Denise Despeyroux Colombian poet and novelist Shame on Bonnett. and Mexican writer Daniela TarazonaFilm director, screenwriter and producer will also attend. Enrique Viciano.
Despeyroux will next join CeMaB 29 FebruaryWhere will he hold the conference? Theater play: weatherproofing and commitment (CeMaB at 5:30 p.m.), an event co-organized as part of the UA Literary Studies Master’s Program. immigrant writers cycle Opened by Paloma Chen.
HE March 14At 10 in the morning it will be the poet and novelist’s turn Colombian Piedad Bonnett10 years after the publication of his influential book thing that has no namewe will talk about mourning literatureTen years after the above-mentioned foundational book, in his study of the death of his son Daniel, ““In these moments when there is so much talk about youth suicide,” said Beatriz Aracil; and March 25CeMaB has scheduled a meeting with the Spanish screenwriter, director and filmmaker at 12 noon. Enrique VicianoThe event where the documentary film will also be shown José Martí. Homeland, suffering and duty. Writer Mexican Daniela Tarazona It will close the cycle dedicated to Immigrant Writers based in Madrid on: May 9 with your conference Write to leave (CeMaB, at 10.00) will give a speech. an extraordinary expression and the changes experienced by a Mexican writer in Spanish reality.
Researchers and academics
CeMaB’s literary offerings also include lectures by experts and scholars of recognized reputation in the field. It’s on this block Robin Lefereprofessor University of BrusselsBorges expert who will present the talk Borges, a devoted fan of Unamuno (March 6, 15:30); Carlos Alberto Perez Garayprofessor Ricardo Palma University of LimaThe conference will focus on Peruvian and Spanish-American independence from narrative and historical novels (19th-21st centuries) (March 11, 10:00 a.m.); Carmen Marquez (University of Las Palmas) and Cesar Oliva (University of Murcia) will present a dialogue on: Current Spanish Theater as part of the cycle “Find Yourself in the Word” (12 March 17:30); And Agustín Pradoprofessor National University of Peru San Marcoswe will talk about Mercedes Cabello de Carbonera: notes on her essays and novels (May 13 at 10 a.m.), during the recovery of one of the first great Latin American novelists of the 19th century.
Other activities
Programming is completed as follows: II Conference on Theater Teaching and Research at UAOrganized jointly with the Department of Catalan Philology and the vice-rectors for Research, Culture, Sports and University Extension (12 March); seminar David Desmasprofessor at the University of Toulouse, Modalities and Readings of Fragmentary Writing in Contemporary Latin American Narrative (April 15 and 17), in collaboration with the MA in Literary Studies; and online day Mexican children’s poem in the classroom (May 2 and 3), organized in partnership with the Department of Innovation and Didactic Education (UA) of the National Autonomous University of Mexico.