Our narrator in Oldladyvoice – contrary to what the title may suggest – is nine-year-old Marina, a young girl living…
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Basque is a language with a long and rich literary history; however, with its roots firmly planted in an oral…
Before reading Vespers, I had never come across Trevor Żahra. However, upon reading Clare Vasallo’s foreword to her translation of…
World Kid Lit Month celebrations are now well underway, with the month of September seeing the celebration of children’s and…
Spain’s Generación 27 was a group of experimental artists and writers who pushed boundaries and changed the way Spain saw…
This incredibly witty and carefully crafted short-story collection is divided into two parts. The first, ‘Blood, Guts and Love’ begins…
When we think of Spanish language literature, perhaps what first comes to mind is the magnificent magical realism of Gabriel…
Set in contemporary Spain, Rabbit Island offers readers a recognisable world, subtly twisted by Navarro’s dark prose. This somewhat nightmarish…
The short story has long been a staple in Spanish literature, with renowned Spanish language writers such as Julio Cortázar…
The Things We’ve Seen, Mallo’s latest novel to appear in English translation by Thomas Bunstead, is an incredible triptych, in…
The end of April was a very exciting time for Spanish-language literature, with Granta naming their ‘best of young Spanish-language…
Wow!… what a busy, but incredibly heart-warming five weeks it has been for the European Literature Network team! On 23rd…
