Notes from Spain Podcast no. 39 – Feria del Libro (Madrid Book Fair)

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Mario Vargas LLosa

Marina and Ben visit the Feria del Libro (book fair) in the Retiro park and discuss the rise of the book in post-Franco Spain. The image above is of Mario Vargas LLosa, author of the extremely powerful ‘Feast of the Goat’. Other titles mentioned include ‘The Shadow of the Wind’ and ‘The New Spaniards‘ by John Hooper.

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Written by Ben Curtis

May 28th, 2006 at 12:20 pm

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