'The Writers' Library' will reveal the creative intimacy of Manuel Vilas, David Uclés, Gioconda Belli, and Ignacio Martínez de Pisón in Marbella

The sixth edition of the 'Writers' Library' series will allow attendees in Marbella to delve into the creative intimacy of renowned authors Manuel Vilas, David Uclés, Gioconda Belli, and Ignacio Martínez de Pisón. "This is part of a project that started almost as a future bet and has become a must-attend event in Marbella’s cultural agenda every fall," highlighted Carmen Díaz, the General Director of Culture at the local council.

The municipal representative detailed that each meeting, taking place at the Hospital Real de la Misericordia at 7:00 PM, "transforms into an intimate and revealing talk, where attendees discover not only the readings and anecdotes from the authors but also the traces of their lives and personalities as writers."

This activity, which involves a conversation between the journalist, writer, and coordinator Jesús Marchamalo (awarded the National Award for Cultural Journalism and the Miguel Delibes Journalism Award) and various authors, "offers the public a unique opportunity to explore the creative intimacy of the writers through something as revealing as their personal library," according to Díaz. The General Director added that this way, "you can discover how they organize their books, which ones have marked them, and what stories their shelves hide, also uncovering numerous anecdotes about the protagonists."

A Planeta Prize winner, the literary phenomenon of the year, and a Queen Sofia Poetry Award

The first meeting will take place on Tuesday, October 21, featuring Manuel Vilas, who has visited the city on various occasions, both as a poet and a novelist, author of 'Ordesa' and finalist of the Planeta Prize with 'Alegría'. 'The best book in the world', his latest published work, is a compilation of notes, reflections, and thoughts on the world and its vicissitudes. "He will come to our city to talk about his library and, through it, about himself," Díaz emphasized.

Following him on Friday, October 31, will be David Uclés, 'the literary phenomenon of the year, who has already sold 150,000 copies of his novel 'The Peninsula of Empty Houses', awarded the Andalucía Critics' Prize and the Cálamo Prize'. The series will continue on Wednesday, November 12 with Gioconda Belli, a Nicaraguan poet and novelist, who was stripped of her nationality by her country's government in 2023 for treason and currently lives in exile in Madrid.

"She was prevented from taking her library out of the country and has been smuggling it out clandestinely until she reunited it in the capital of Spain, and she will talk about this reunion with her books," Díaz noted, while mentioning that Belli has awards such as the Queen Sofia Poetry Prize and is also a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters of the French Republic.

A National Award and Goya Award Nominee

This activity will conclude on Thursday, November 13, with Ignacio Martínez de Pisón, author, novelist, and screenwriter for films like 'The 13 Roses', a nominee for the Goya Award for Best Original Screenplay, and 'Secondary Roads'. He also won the National Award for Narrative in 2014 for 'The Good Reputation', among other recognitions, and in his latest book 'House Clothes' he offers generational memoirs talking about his childhood, adolescence, and formation as a writer.

The General Director of Culture has invited all literature lovers to enjoy these four evenings of dialogue, reflection, and discovery around the libraries, books, and lives of their authors. Admission is free until full capacity is reached.