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Geographic and Cultural Diversity in Contemporary Spanish Fiction
Date du début: 1 sept. 2015, Date de fin: 28 févr. 2017 PROJET  TERMINÉ 

The project submitted here includes seven contemporary Spanish fiction works to be translated into English. They are seven works by seven writers from different regions of Spain, leaving out, on purpose, the two standard references (Madrid and Barcelona). The selection aims at raising awareness amongst an international audience of Spain’s geographical, cultural and literary diversity and, all in all, serves as proof of diversity as a core characteristic of European culture. They are the following:1- “La mala luz” by Carlos Castán. A literary novel combining personal reflection and intrigue by an author from Zaragoza, in the autonomic region of Aragón.2- “Intento de escapada” by Miguel Ángel Hernández: a thesis novel on contemporary art and its social role as a tool to fight inequality by an author from the autonomic region of Murcia.3- “Breve teoría del viaje y el desierto” by Cristian Crusat, a collection of short stories featuring an array of characters in diverse settings and situations by an author from Málaga, in the autonomic region of Andalucía, who won the EU Literature Prize in 2013.4- “El palacio azul de los ingenieros belgas” by Fulgencio Argüelles. A novel with a classical narrative and a historical background by an author from the autonomic region of Asturias.5- “Las inviernas” by Cristina Sánchez Andrade. A novel with a rural backdrop featuring two sisters living in a small village of Galicia, by a woman writer from the autonomic region of Galicia.6- “Landen” by Laia Fábregas, a literary novel addressing issues on identity and personal relations by a woman writer from the autonomic region of Catalonia.7- “Padres, hijos y primates”, by Jon Bilbao. An action-packed novel exploring the limits of human nature under dramatic circumstances by a writer from Asturias living for many years now in the Spanish autonomic region of the Basque country. All the books have been originally published between 2003-2014 to great acclaim.

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