Jordi Punti & Jose Luis de Juan

We are thrilled to join forces once again with Literature Across Frontiers and the Instituto Cervantes to present this special celebration of contemporary Spanish Literature.

Catalan writer and journalist Jordi Puntí has published two books of short stories Armadillo Skin (Quaderns Crema, 1998), winner of the Crítica Serra d’Or Prize and Sad Animals (Quaderns Crema, 2000) which was well-received by both critics and the general public. Puntí's work bears witness to the complexity of interpersonal relationships: couples in crisis, solitary people watching television and eating pizza, or shoppers at Ikea who move in impersonal spaces. He has translated, among others, Paul Auster, Daniel Pennac and Amélie Nothomb. In 2004 he received the Octavo Pellissa Prize for literary projects.

José Luis de Juan from Mallorca is a prize-winning author of five novels, a book of essays and a collection of short stories. His latest work, This Breathing World (Arcadia Books) is an unusual literary thriller which weaves together two stories, one set in first century Rome, the other in contemporary America.

Please note that Jordi Coca who was originally programmed to take part in this event has had to cancel his visit to the UK.