What we gain in Translation
At the start of this new year I set myself the challenge of reading more translated literature. I wanted to be more conscious of the literature I was consuming and choose works of fiction that span languages and cultures as well as genres.
Roy Lotz on Spanish Radio
Author Roy Lotz was a guest on RNE, and he got to talk about his book Don Bigote.
Fluent Families - A guide for raising kids in a bilingual family
Fluent Families is a guide for raising kids in bilingual familes.
How to have an adventure in the 21st Century
Wells Jones is a midern-day adventurer and writer, and he tells us about his passion for travelling.
Mori Yuzan waves and Hikikomori
Hikikomori: Journey from Darkness, by Luke Darracott, features beautiful designs of waves and ripples drawn at the turn of the 20th century by Mori Yuzan.
His devilish art, by Warwick Wise - a glossary
It perhaps sounds trite to say that writing starts with the words, but for me this has always been true in the most literal sense. There are writers I love who are primarily concerned with plot and character development, and I sometimes wish I was one of them; but, for better or worse, it’s not the way my brain works.
How I found myself in Spain
How did this writer find his way to Spain? It took a former Monty Python, a documentary series and a long summer.
Marcel Proust: un detalle
Mario Grande, autor de El libro de los abedules, hace un interesante análisis sobre un pasaje de Proust.
Mario Grande’s Review of Don Bigote
Mario Grande, an acclaimed writer and translator, gives us his review of Don Bigote, a book by Roy Lotz.
A Review of Orhan Pamuk’s Snow
A review of Orhan Pamuk’s enigmatic, allegorical and satirical novel, Snow.
Where There’s a Country, There’s The Way
All roads lead to Santiago de Compostela, but some are less well-known than others. Today, we stumble upon an unusual spot, Einsiedeln.
Goodreads: The Review
Writer Roy Lotz is one of the top reviewers on Goodreads. He talks about his love/hate relationship with the website.
A Guiri Learning Spanish (Part 1)
Learning a new language can is beautiful. But before it is beautiful, it’s painful. Here is the first part of the story.
Conversación con la escritora Keka Dilano
La autora Keka Dilano habla con María sobre su libro Igoli.