The writer, publisher and journalist Marie Arana (Peru-United States) studied Russian Language and Literature at Northwestern University and did a Master’s in Linguistics and Socio-linguistics at Hong Kong University. She has been Vice-president and Senior Editor at Simon & Schuster, Chief Writer of the book section of The Washington Post and is a member of the Academic Council of the US Library of Congress. She has recently published a Spanish-language edition of the incisive biographical work Bolivar.The Epic Life of the Man Who Liberated South America. She will talk to William Ospina.

The use of headphones is mandatory due to the acoustics of the room. They will be collected at the venue

Simultaneous translation from English to Spanish available