culture
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Coffee with Javier Marías
A review of Aquí me paro, the posthumous collection of more than sixty texts by Javier Marías written between 2001 and 2020, which reads as an intellectual self-portrait of the author of A Heart So White.
The Tunnel: the confession of a man who reasons everything through
A review of The Tunnel, Ernesto Sabato's short novel in which a painter confesses a crime and drags the reader deep into his obsession.
Happy Birthday, Snoopy
Peanuts has already celebrated a 75th birthday. We look back at the 1950 debut of Charlie Brown and Snoopy, their rise to a global phenomenon, the life of Charles M. Schulz and the illustrated book that celebrates the legendary comic strip.
Pride and Prejudice: the comedy hiding behind the romance
A review of Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen's novel that, beyond the romance, is a sharp comedy about money, marriage and snap judgements.
Shakira, Shakira… music and books
Penguin Random House curates La Biblioteca, the literary pavilion at ES LATINA, Shakira's Madrid residency: book selections, a reading club and activities built around One Hundred Years of Solitude.
Chronicle of a Death Foretold: the murder everyone saw coming
A review of Chronicle of a Death Foretold, in which García Márquez turns a murder announced in advance into a portrait of an entire town.
Classic books worth reading
A selection of approachable, enjoyable classics with gripping stories that need no background knowledge to appreciate.
Bells, memories of the past
Bells have shaped history and the soundscape in Mexico. An analysis of their cultural and symbolic value, and the urgent need to preserve this heritage legacy.
What if everything that mattered were 15 minutes from home?
Carlos Moreno, considered one of the world's most influential urbanists, launches his new book La ciudad de los 15 minutos. A solution for recovering our time and our planet.
Filmoteca Española, Medal of Honour 2026 from the Academy of Fine Arts
The Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, officially inaugurated in 1752 during the reign of Ferdinand VI, has awarded the Filmoteca Española its Medal of Honour, in recognition of work of fundamental importance in the preservation, restoration and dissemination of Spanish film heritage.