'Building Bridges:' Spanish and English Language Writers in Conversation

'Building Bridges:' Spanish and English Language Writers in Conversation

Contemporary novel and the transcendental: Javier Calvo and Peter Manseau.

Peter Manseau, celebrated author of Songs for the Butcher's Daughter and Rag and Bone: A Journey Among the World’s Holy Dead, and Javier Calvo, author of Wonderful World, will discuss the challenges that today's novelist faces when dealing with the sacred, the spiritual and other associated cultural issues. Can literary fiction retain the ritual side of primitive literature?

  • Literature
  • Washington, D.C.
  • Jun 11, 2012
  • 06:30 pm – 08:30 pm

Venue

Busboys & Poets‎, 1025 5th Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20001

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Phone

202-332-6432

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Credits

In collaboration with Harper Collins Publishers.