El domingo, 23 de Abril (¡Día del Libro!) tuve la suerte de organizar de la mano de Donostia Kultura (con Amaia García y con la gran ayuda de Arantxa Arzamendi) el paseo literario: Pasaia a través de la literatura. Fue una experiencia muy enriquecedora para mi y otra vez quiero dar graci…

High time to write our long overdue post about our April meeting with María Antonia de Miquel. After our meeting I heard from many of you, telling me you enjoyed both the chat and the supper after it a lot. Thank you so much for your enthusiasm!  As you already know, María Antonia is an…

In March, we talked about Maya Angelou and her "I Know why the Caged Bird Sings" in Irun Book Club. The book has impressed us all a lot and so has the writer. I've spent some time thinkng and have decided not to post the full text of her biography here: it would be an …

In March, we have talked about Vladimir Nabokov´s most accessible, but at the same time most controversial novel, "Lolita". How was it written and what is our verdict about the novel? Find out below :) "Lolita" was composed during Nabokov´s trips to pursue butter…

As you already know, in April we will have a special guest with us: María Antonia de Miquel, who under the pseudonym Elena Rius translated Sylvia Plath's novel, "The Bell Jar". Here you have a bit more information about María Antonia, in case you would like to prepare b…