Fifth reading of the 2013-2014 cycle of the Library's Literary Circle
Participate by reading the recommended book and attending the colloquium that is usually held on the last Thursday of each month. Session led by Jacqueline Cruz, Ph.D.
Cycle “Representations of American society in foreign literatures”
Free and free admission with prior registration at library@iie.es
Book of the month: “Galíndez” by Manuel Vázquez Montalbán
Halfway between reportage and fiction, Galíndez narrates a historical event: the disappearance and subsequent assassination of Jesús de Galíndez, a Basque lawyer and combatant in the Spanish Civil War. New York, 1956: Jesús de Galíndez, representative of the PNV in the United States, works on a doctoral thesis on Latin American dictatorships focused on the figure of Trujillo and his bloodthirsty regime.
Taken from The book house.
Colloquium: Thursday, February 27 at 19:30 p.m.
See also:
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gal%C3%ADndez
http://elpais.com/diario/1992/11/27/cultura/722818810_850215.html
http://cvc.cervantes.es/literatura/aih/pdf/13/aih_13_2_092.pdf
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jes%C3%BAs_Gal%C3%ADndez
