Event HFJ18
Leonardo Padura in conversation with Silvia Valero
Universidad de Cartagena, Claustro de San Agustín (Biblioteca)
Leonardo Padura (Cuba) is an outstanding novelist, journalist and critic, winner of numerous literary awards, including the 2015 Princess of Asturias Award and the 2023 Pepe Carvalho Prize. His international fame was consolidated with the Havana Quartet series, featuring the detective Mario Conde, and with The Man Who Loved Dogs, which is a reflection of his piercing and critical view of Soviet socialism. His new book, Ir a la Habana, is a long essay on his relationship with the city, supported by fragments of his novels and journalism, created together with his wife, Lucía López Coll. In conversation with Silvia Valero.
Event free for the university community
