Event 56
María Dueñas in conversation with José Manuel Acevedo
Centro de Convenciones (Auditorio Getsemaní)
María Dueñas (Spain) is a widely-read writer who has achieved considerable prominence worldwide. A Doctor in English Philology, she worked as a lecturer at the University of Murcia and at various institutions in the United States before turning to writing full time. Dueñas published her debut in 2009, the acclaimed novel The Time In Between (released in English in 2011); the book became a publishing phenomenon and has been translated into over 35 languages and made into a successful television series. Some of her best-received books are The Heart Has Its Reasons (2015), La templanza (2015), Las hijas del capitán (2018) and Sira (2023), all featuring an exploration of history, culture and identity, with strong, resilient female characters. She will talk to José Manuel Acevedo about her celebrated body of work.
Price: $40,000.00 (COP)
Sponsored by RCN and Postobón
