Antonio Muñoz Molina brindará un curso en New York

(New York)

Since 1988 Antonio Muñoz Molina has been a freelance writer, the author of more than twenty books, including novels, essays, memoirs and short story collections, and a regular contributor to Spain’s leading newspapers, especially El Pais, where he has kept a regular column on cultural issues for more than 10 years. He has contributed op ed articles also to The New York Times, Il Corriere della Sera, Le Nouvel Observateur, etc. He currently writes a monthly column for the magazine Muy Interesante (on topics related to science and the humanities), as well as musical reviews for Scherzo (Spain).
His books include Beatus Ille (1986; Icaro Prize), El invierno en Lisboa (1987; National Book Award and National Critics Book Award, 1988), Beltenebros (1989), El jinete polaco (1991; Planeta Prize and National Book Award), Plenilunio (1997; Prix Fémina Étranger, 1998), Sefarad (2001; Prix Alberto Benveniste, Paris-Sorbonne; Pen Translation award 2004), Ventanas de Manhattan (2004), El viento de la Luna (2006), and La noche de los tiempos (2009). Since 1987, his books have been regularly translated into more than fifteen languages throughout Europe, America and the Middle East. From 2004 to 2006 Muñoz Molina was the executive director of the Cervantes Institute in New York. He has taught as a visiting professor or writer in residence at the University of Virginia (1993), The City University of New York (2001, 2002), and Bard College (2006).
Muñoz Molina will be teaching a course within the MFA in Creative Writing in Spanish and will give the following public lectures:
Tuesday, February 9, 7:00 p.m.
• On the Experience of Fiction, an overview of his ideas of fiction novel
Tuesday, April 13, 7:00p.m.
• Spain, circa 1977: Learning to write novels while exploring freedom, a memoir of his learning process as a writer throughout the arrival of democracy in Spain
He will also organize additional events that will be announced in due time.

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