Andrés Barba, Nicolás Casariego and 'A Thousand Forests in One Acorn' will be present at IFOA, one of the most important dates with literature in North America.

Each fall, the International Festival of Authors brings together the world’s best writers of contemporary literature for 11 days of readings, interviews, lectures, round table discussions, public book signings and a number of special events, including readings by Governor General’s Literary Award and Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize finalists, as well as the awarding of the Harbourfront Festival Prize.

Andrés Barba

Andrés Barba is a novelist, essayist, translator, scriptwriter and photographer. He is the author of a total of 12 books of literary fiction, non-fiction, photography, arts and children’s literature. He has been awarded the Premio Torrente Ballester de Narrativa, the Premio Anagrama de Ensayo and the Premio Juan March de Narrativa. In 2010, he was named one of Granta’s 22 best young Spanish-language writers. Barba’s works have been translated into 10 languages. He presents Rain Over Madrid, a book comprised of four novellas that tackle death, the inability to communicate feelings, the sudden eruption of love and the fear of happiness. Andrés Barba will participate in the following events:

Round Table: Core of Meaning on October 25 at 1 pm. What’s lost when a novel is translated? Does the essence of the story remain the same? Four international authors discuss.

Reading: Around the World in 60 Minutes on October 26 at 4 pm. International authors read from their latest works.

Nicolás Casariego

Nicolás Casariego has written fiction, essays, children’s books and travel articles, and is the co-scriptwriter of several feature films. Cazadores de luz, his second novel, was a finalist for the Premio Nadal Award. He is also the author of Carahueca, a movie tie-in of the screenplay he co-wrote for Intruders. In 2008 he was awarded the Writers Omi residence fellowship for international writers at Ledig House, New York. Casariego presents Antón Mallick Wants to Be Happy, a refreshing and funny novel about a man who wants to end his woeful days and have a more positive outlook on life. Nicolás Casariego will participate in the following events:

Round Table: Core of Meaning on October 25 at 1 pm. What’s lost when a novel is translated? Does the essence of the story remain the same? Four international authors discuss.

Reading: Around the World in 60 Minutes on October 26 at 4 pm. International authors read from their latest works.

Valerie Miles

Valerie Miles is a publisher, author, translator and co-founder of Granta en español, and has curated perhaps the greatest cross-section of contemporary Spanish-language literature to be anthologized, A Thousand Forests in One Acorn. Composed over many years of conversations and literary adventures throughout the Spanish speaking world, the book captures the voices of leading writers as they reflect on the particular work they consider closest to their heart, or that best expresses their driving creative obsession. The book serves as a privileged invitation into the private quiet of these great writers' studies, bringing a breathtaking panorama of the moods, colors, and themes that compel the brightest minds in contemporary Spanish language literature today. Valerie Miles will participate in the following events:

Round Table: Core of Meaning on October 25 at 1 pm. What’s lost when a novel is translated? Does the essence of the story remain the same? Four international authors discuss.

Reading: Around the World in 60 Minutes on October 26 at 4 pm. International authors read from their latest works.

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Venue

Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W, Toronto, ON M5J 2G8

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Phone

416-973-4000

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