In Barcelona we celebrate April 23rd, Sant Jordi (Saint George) , as a "lovers day". Sant Jordi day is the most romantic day of the year. Continue reading
Category Archives: Book
European Fairy Tales
Today is Fairy Tale Day. We've asked our etutors to tell you about fairy tales in their cultures. Continue reading
‘No’, Foreign Language Film Oscars 2013
The 2013 Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Film, ‘No,’ is based on the plot of the never published movie “Plebiscite”, which was finally adapted to the big screens by Pablo Larraín. This is the true story of a marketing campaign … Continue reading
Les Misérables: Victor Hugo’s famous novel and this year’s Oscar Nominee
With the theater release of the quasi-operatic Les Misérables last Christmas, the classic story of redemption by VIctor Hugo receives yet another incarnation, this time based on the successful stage musical. Continue reading
“Latin America’s Literary Outlaw,” Roberto Bolaño’s Best Novels Found Post-Mortem
The summer of 2003 was a sad time for Spanish literature lovers; Chilean writer Roberto Bolaño sadly left us. He spent his last days in Spain in a small town near Barcelona, the setting of one of his last books, … Continue reading
Our Livre du Jour (Book of the Day): Paris in Love Contest
Today, Random House released Paris in Love: A Memoir by Eloisa James, a New York Times best-selling author who took took leave from her job as a Shakespeare professor to bring her family to beautiful Paris, France to live for one year. … Continue reading
Six Latin American Nobel Prize Winners in Literature
Did you know that Latin America boasts six Nobel Prize in Literature winners? 1. Gabriela Mistral, Chile (1945) Mistral wrote several volumes of poetry, including “Sonetos de la muerte” (Death sonnets) (1914), “Desolación” Disolation (1922) and “Ternura” (Tenderness) (1924). Mistral … Continue reading
Curious facts about Johannes Gutenberg
Given that the Frankfurt Book Fair is about to start (October 12 – October 16, 2011), it seemed like a good idea to check into the fellow who, for all intents and purposes, made the book trade possible: Johannes Gutenberg … Continue reading
