Mario Benedetti: the reluctant optimist and his ‘strange beast’

The Instituto Cervantes is the official Spanish language and culture centre created by the Spanish government in 1991. The Instituto's mission is to spread the knowledge and appreciation of the Spanish universe by enabling people to engage with the language and culture of Spanish-speaking countriesworldwide. The Instituto Cervantes is the official place to learn Spanish in London.

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Special event to mark the publication of Adam Feinstein’s translation of Mario Benedetti’s  novella in verse, El cumpleaños de Juan Ángel

Instituto Cervantes London

This is a special event to mark the publication of Adam Feinstein’s translation of Mario Benedetti’s extraordinary novella in verse, El cumpleaños de Juan Ángel (Juan Ángel’s Birthday) by Tenement Press - the first time this book has ever appeared in English. Feinstein will be in conversation with Juan Toledo and Sophie Stevens to discuss the great Uruguayan writer Benedetti’s prolific career as poet, novelist and playwright. Feinstein will also explain the challenges he encountered in translating Benedetti’s book (which the Uruguayan himself described as ‘a strange beast’) and explore its remarkable linguistic inventiveness, astonishingly beautiful musicality and irrepressible humour. Event organised in collaboration with the Embassy of Uruguay in the UK.

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Mario Benedetti: the reluctant optimist and his ‘strange beast’

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