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Jaume Subirana
Jaume Subirana (Barcelona, 1963) is one of the most outstanding poets and essayists of his generation. He has published prose and poetry (Carles Riba Prize 1988 and Gabriel Ferrater Prize 2011), as well as books about Barcelona and Catalunya and on the subject of Catalan literature. He has also edited a recognized series of anthologies. He has been a guest at literary festivals in Europe and America and at several international workshops on poetic translation. He has translated, mostly from the English, novels, poetry, essays and song lyrics. His poems are included in...
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On Books and On World Days
There are more World days –also called International Day of– than there are days in the year, but curious enough we found that among the Asterisc books we could find at least one per day! Since that would make the occurrence a boring game, we've made a selection of some May causes that interest us the most. Here is our choice:
8/5: International Ovarian Cancer Day. Reading: 100 Questions About Cancer, by Salvador Macip
9/5: Europe Day. Reading: Ukraine, Mon Amour, by Carles Torner.
12/5: International Nurse's Day. Reading: The Hospital of the Poor, by Tània Juste
17/5: International Internet Day. Reading: The Disconnected, by David Nel·lo
17/5: (bis): International day against homophobia and transphobia. Reading: Collection of stories Totis, by Bel Olid
18/5: International Museum Day. Reading: Endurable Paradises, by Sebastià Portell
20/5: World Bee Day. Reading: Evolution by Eduard Altarriba and Sheddad Kaid-Salah
PS. In the meantime, we share the latest books released these days so you can check them out.
The International Book Day!
By now, many countries celebrate the Day of the Book and the Rose also known as Sant Jordi's Day, a tradition that started in 303aC to recall Saint George's Death.
In November 1995, UNESCO declared 23rd April as the International Day of the Book and Author Rights. But everything started longer before in Barcelona, when the writer and publisher Vicent Clavel, suggested to the Publisher's Guild to celebrate the day of the Book. On 27th October in 1929, during the International Barcelona Expo, the publishers went on the streets to sell books. It was such a successful event, that they decided to move the date into springtime. The chosen date was April 23rd for many reasons: because it was already the Rose's Day and because probably the most famous writers had died on that date: Miguel de Cervantes and William Shakespeare.
Since then thousands of books are sold on that day. If you have never been to Barcelona in April 23rd we highly recommend you to do so! It's a must!
Happy Sant Jordi's Day to everyone!
