IIE News
The latest news from the International Institute and information about our activities
Some reflections on reading in the information society
"The more we know about what students need to be good readers, the more difficult we make it for teachers to teach them to be." Emilio Sanchez. “There are many ways to read; each reader is many readers”. Juan Eduardo Garcia-Huidobro. “Spanish students are more adept at relating the
The 5 of the week by Mar Campelo (professor at BU)
Tuesday / “The frozen heart” by Almudena Grandes Grandes, Almudena (1960- ) The frozen heart / Almudena Grandes. — 3rd ed. — Barcelona: Tusquets, 2007. — 933 p. ; 21cm — (Wanderings Collection; 625). ISBN 978-84-8310-373-9 PQ 6657.R32 C6 2007 A colossal exercise in historical memory that runs to around a thousand pages, where
The 5 of the week by Mar Campelo (professor at Boston University)
Monday: “Sisters” by Josefina Aldecoa Aldecoa, Josefina (1926- ) Sisters / Josefina Aldecoa. — [Madrid]: Alfaguara, [2005]. – 225 p.; 23cm ISBN 978-84-204-7424-3 PQ 6651.L39 H47 2008 Josefina Aldecoa unleashes her most reflective and evocative voice in this story of two sisters who masterfully represent two types
Juan Goytisolo, National Prize for Letters
The writer Juan Goytisolo (Barcelona, 1931) has today won the National Prize for Spanish Letters awarded by the Ministry of Culture in recognition of the literary career of a Spanish author. This award, one of the most prestigious of those awarded in Spain, is endowed with 40.000 euros and in its last edition
Archive news – January 2008 – New exhibition in the showcases
New bibliographic exhibition in the showcases at the entrance of the library: a selection of outstanding collections of the writer Ana María Matute has been made as a tribute after recently obtaining the 2007 national prize for letters. On the other hand, copies of the collection belonging to the magazine Carmen y Lola.
Archive News – March 2008 – Storytelling Workshop
Through the mediation of the United States embassy, a storytelling workshop (Sorytelling Workshop) was held at the Library on Monday, March 3, with the intervention of two American storytellers (Margaret Read MacDonald and Gerard Fiers) and the participation of twenty-five interested parties. who attended this call.
News Archive – April 2008 – Celebration of World Book Day
On April 23, 2008, as a contribution to the celebration of World Book Day, the Library "liberated" some of its books by placing them in different places in the building to initiate an infinite exchange, following the "bookcrossing" philosophy. (See bookcrossing-spain.org). In parallel and throughout the day, the Library forgave fines for delays in
The door of our blog opens...
After some time thinking and working on it, the Library opens a new space for communication with its users and those who want to join them. We begin by making a statement of intent about what we would like to develop in it: *News about activities developed by the library. *News about changes or improvements in the
Archive news – January 2008 – The library becomes a Wifi zone
The library space has been enabled as a WIFI zone; Interested users should contact the library staff to obtain the access code to the IIE Network.
