Julian Barnes, acclaimed author of Flaubert's Parrot, England England, Metroland and many other works, is giving a talk in Malba at 2000hs on 6 February. If you would like to reserve a place, please send a message with your name and e-mail address to info@britishcouncil.org.ar. Seats will be reserved until 2010hs. For more information on Julian Barnes, we suggest you look at Contemporary Writers.
Santiago Llach, the Argentine candidate selected to participate in this year’s IYPE scheme, is visiting the UK. His 10-day tour of the publishing industry, includes meetings in London, Essex and Edinburgh as well as participation in the London Book Fair.
British publisher and journalist Nick Caistor is participating in the Semana de Editores (Publishing Week). This one-week programme, organised by Fundación TYPA, aims to promote Argentine literature and stregthen links between publishers from different countries. Nick Caistor has translated works by Alan Pauls and Edgardo Cozarinsky among other Latin American writers.
Nick Caistor is giving an open talk on 24 April at the Universidad de Belgrano at 10 hours (Zabala 1837,Salón Roca Primer Subsuelo, Buenos Aires).
- Vivien Stern is Senior Research Fellow at the International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS) at King’s College, London, and Honorary President of Penal Reform International (PRI), a non-governmental organisation promoting penal reform throughout the world. Her latest book is ‘Creating Criminals’. During her visit to Argentina, she is participating in the III AIDEF (Inter-American Association of Public Defenders) Congress. On 12 June at 1830, together with Supreme Court Judge E Raúl Zaffaroni, she is giving an open talk (with interpretation) in the University of Buenos Aires Law Faculty (Aula de Carrera Docente).
Five young British publishers are visiting Argentina on an industry tour. On 19 June at 1700 they are talking, together with young Argentine, Mexican and Columbian publishers, on ‘New trends in the UK publishing market’ at Clásica y Moderna (Callao 892). This event (with interpretation) is open to the public.
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