Reading and Writing Take Center Stage in the Commemoration of Book Day in Marbella and San Pedro

Readings and writing will take center stage in the programming to commemorate Book Day in Marbella and San Pedro Alcántara with various activities taking place throughout the week, which began yesterday with the first meeting about books in which elementary and preschool students will participate these days at the Central Library Fernando Alcalá Marín.

On the day of the commemoration, April 23, the same municipal facilities will host at 6:30 PM the presentation of the poetry collection 'Relatos del cuerpo y poemas del alma' ('Tales of the Body and Poems of the Soul'), by author José Luis Moreno, in an event presented by Alejandro Pedregosa.

Juan Manuel Gil, Biblioteca Breve Award winner, will discuss literary creation with Alejandro Pedregosa, author of 'Majareta'

On Friday, April 24, at 12:00 PM, there will be a meeting between students from various local high schools and the poet Carla Friebe at the Adolfo Suárez Congress Palace, an activity designed to bring poetry closer to the younger audience, where she will also be joined by Pedregosa. Friebe, among other works, authored the poetry collection 'Teaching the Married Woman to Swim' and was a finalist for the Andalusia Critics Award in 2021.

Historical Novel in San Pedro

In the afternoon, at 7:00 PM, a public discussion and colloquium will be held at the Central Library Fernando Alcalá Marín between writers Juan Manuel Gil and Alejandro Pedregosa, creating a space for dialogue around contemporary literary creation. Gil, a Biblioteca Breve Award winner, is one of the most recognized authors in contemporary fiction and his latest novel, 'Majareta', is achieving great public and critical success.

On the same day, Friday, April 24, at 7:00 PM, at the San Pedro Alcántara Cultural Center, there will be a presentation of the novel 'La armada y el pirata' ('The Armada and the Pirate'), by Antonio Delgado. Based on real events, the work rigorously and emotionally recreates two decisive episodes of the 16th century: the disaster of the Great Armada of 1588 and the defense of La Coruña against the English attack of 1589, led by Francis Drake.