cecilia does london

foyles presents the
festival of ibero-american literature
10-15 november 2009

thursday 12 november • 6.30pm
latin-american female literature

Can writing be gendered? Is there such as thing as a female language? Join us as Dr Claire Lindsay, Dr Elvira Sánchez-Blake and Cecilia Szperling highlight the richness and diversity of Latin-American female literature, along with the unique challenges facing women writers in the 21st century.

saturday 14 november • 5pm
the heritage of borges and cortazar

Jorge Luis Borges and Julio Cortázar were two of the most emblematic Latin American writers of the 20th century, having approached literature from two very different perspectives and having influenced multiple generations of writers. This evening four contemporary Argentinian writers: Luis Chitarroni, María Martoccia, Matías Serra Bradford and Cecilia Szperling will discuss the benefits and drawbacks of writing under the shadow of these literary legends.

tickets free, email events@foyles.co.uk to reserve a place

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