The Argentinian-Spanish writer Andrés Neuman stars in a colloquium at the University of Valencia on Thursday 6 of November, to them 19 hours, in the Chapel Room of the Wisdom of the Cultural Center La Nau. The encounter, organized by the UV Narrative Classroom, it has the collaboration of the Generalitat Valenciana and the publishing house Alfaguara. The conversation is part of the publication of his most recent book, 'Till it starts to shine. María Moliner and the adventure of writing a dictionary'. The event will be presented by the classroom manager, UV professor Cristina García Pascual.
In this work, Neuman approaches the figure of a fundamental woman in the history of the Spanish language, Maria Moliner, author of the famous 'Dictionary of Spanish Use', and rebuild, between research and fiction, the story of a woman who made words a form of resistance. The book investigates the reasons that led Moliner to undertake, ha entry into maduresa and into the midst of the Franco dictatorship, the writing of his monumental dictionary; an almost solitary project that can also be read as a covert autobiography. Through episodes from his childhood, her work as a librarian during the Republic or her failed candidacy for the Real Academia Española, Neuman outlines a reflection on memory, language and intellectual persistence in adverse contexts.
Andres Neuman (Buenos Aires, 1977) grew up in Granada, where he graduated in Hispanic Philology and was a university professor. His first novel, 'Bariloche', placed him as a finalist for the Herald Award with only 22 years. Among his titles stand out 'El viajero del siglo' -Alfaguara Prize and Critic's Prize-, 'Talking alone' and 'Fracture'. Narrative author, poetry and assaig, his books have been translated more than 25 languages and have consolidated him as one of the most unique and prominent voices in contemporary Spanish literature.
