X ISLA Festival: Faith in Art

Instituto Cervantes, the official Spanish Centre, is a public institution founded in 1991 to promote Spanish language teaching and knowledge of the cultures of Spanish speaking countries throughout the world.

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Faith in art in times of historical changes. Víctor Andresco interviews columnist Olga Merino about Soviet Union transitioning

Víctor Andresco, director of the Instituto Cervantes in Dublin, interviews Olga Merino, a writer and journalist who witnessed the transformation of the Soviet Union as a media correspondent. Olga throws light on the resilience of human beings and her innate need to believe in something, “belief in artistic endeavour”. The interview pays particular attention to her latest novel, La forastera (Alfaguara, 2020).Víctor Andresco (Madrid, 1966). Writer, translator and journalist. He has directed several Instituto Cervantes centres and is now director of the IC Dublin. Olga Merino is a Spanish writer and columnist who witnessed the transformation of the Soviet Union as a correspondent. Her latest published novel is La forastera (Alfaguara, 2020), and Cinco inviernos will be published soon. Find more information on <a href="https://cultura.cervantes.es/dublin/en/faith-in-art/146061" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">the Instituto Cervantes webpage</a> The event will be held in Spanish with Spanish and English subtitles Where: Instituto Cervantes Dublin YouTube channelThis event is organised by Instituto Cervantes Dublin in collaboration with the Embassy of Spain in Dublin. Supported by Dublin UNESCO City of Literature and RTÉ Supporting the Arts.

Victor Andresco. Photo: Kostas Ioannidis

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