Where did the victims of heroin in the 1980s in Spain go? In it 1979, Novelist Juan Trejo investigates the premature death of his older sister, Nela, in 1979, not only to remember who that teenager was who, like so many others, became hooked on drugs in those years, but also to question the shared … Read more
Leaving testimony throughout 500 pages of a single day—Sunday, to make things even more boring—of the life of your most boring cousin seems uninteresting. A priori, it is quite reluctant to do so. And, of course, reading the comic doesn’t produce much enthusiasm either. But things change, and a lot, if the author is Olivier … Read more
Dear Aldo, undoubtedly there are families who struggle to make ends meet and do somersaults with dignity, but I can’t understand how the majority of Italians declare incomes of less than 55,000 euros and during the Christmas holidays there can be a full house in the mountains despite the high costs of ski passes, hotels … Read more
The New York International Book Fair, eight publishers from Latin America, one from Spain and one from the United States came together to create Las Yubartas, a Hispanic American narrative award that recognizes the changes that narrative is having in the world and seeks to give visibility to Hispanic literature. The Las Yubartas award has … Read more
Dear Aldo, 24 Slams. Novak Djokovic played an extraordinary US Open final. Dominating, knowing how to suffer in the 2nd set and then spreading in the 3rd set. 6-3 7-6 6-3 to Daniil Medvedev. Reached Margaret Court, who won her 24th in Ny in 1973. Infinite champion! The Serbian “hammer”, however, should have avoided making … Read more
Dear Aldo, the Murgia works very hard to appear outside the pack, makes deliberately extreme statements, takes pleasure in scandalizing with the arrogance typical of the counter-current role it practices. I found it unacceptable to talk about cancer as a very kind disease. And I sympathize with cancer patients who will have read this ridiculous … Read more