Literature. The Mexican writer, translator and critic gets Sant Jordi 2025 under way in Barcelona.
The author Cristina Rivera Garza will be giving the opening speech on readingon Tuesday 22 April, at 6 pm, and chatting to Anna Guitart about her work and the role that reading and libraries have played in her life.
Cristina Rivera Garza (Matamoros, Mexico,1964) is an author, translator and critic. Notable works in her prolific career include Autobiografía del algodón [translated into English as The Autobiography of Cotton] (Random House, 2022), El invencible verano de Liliana [translated into English as Liliana’s Invincible Summer] (Random House, 2021; winner of a 2024 Pulitzer Prize and shortlisted for the National Book Award for Nonfiction), her collected poems Me llamo cuerpo que no está [My Name is a Body That Isn’t Here] (Lumen, 2024) and Terrestre [By Land] (Random House, 2025), her latest book.
Advance booking required (from Tuesday, 15 April, at 10 am).
The talk will also be streamed via the Barcelona City Council YouTube channel.
Schedule
| Days | Hours | Preus | Observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Dimarts |
a les 18.00 h |
Entrada Gratuïta |
Cal inscripció prèvia a partir del dimarts 15 d’abril, a les 10 h |
Others
- Occur on:
- Saló de Cent.
- Organised by:
- Biblioteques de Barcelona.
Ajuntament de Barcelona - Saló de Cent
- Address:
- Plaça de Sant Jaume, 1
- :
- Ciutat Vella
- Neighborhood:
- el Barri Gòtic
- City:
- Barcelona
Where- When
22/04/2025
Website
- Web inscripcions:
- https://inscripcions.barcelona.cat/prego_lectura_2025/
- Web:
- http://barcelona.cat/santjordi
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