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Javier Marías in conversation with Alexis Grohmann

Berta Isla

Segovia 2017, 

Javier Marías,one of Spain’s most celebrated writers, member of the Real Academia Española (RAE) and the author of more than a dozen novels, Javier Marías publishes his latest novel, Berta Isla, on September 5, a work that tells the immersive and passionate story of a wait, and describes the fragility and the tenacity of an amorous relationship condemned to secrecy and hiding. He talks to Proffesor Alexis Grohmann, Chair of Contemporary Spanish Literature, Edinburgh University and Member of (RAE)

Javier Marías in conversation with Alexis Grohmann