Kiko Amat

Invitado de Honor

Kiko Amat (Sant Boi, 1971) is the author of seven novels and three works of non-fiction. Published by Anagrama, his books include El día que me vaya no se lo diré a nadie (The Day I Leave I Won’t Tell Anyone) (2003): ‘An intense, angry and stylised tale, like a Small Faces single’ (Ramón Vendrell, El Periódico); Cosas que hacen BUM (Things that go BOOM) (2007): ‘With invigorating humour, Kiko Amat evokes the desperate attempts of an anti-hero to be accepted by the clan. A generational self-portrait full of mockery and nostalgia’ (Ariane Singer, Le Monde); Rompepistas (Trackbreaker) (2009): ‘A Trainspotting (almost) without drugs. A Catcher in the Rye et in the La Seda factory. A Graham Swift without Guinness (but with Estrella). An excellent novel’ (Carlos Zanón); Eres el mejor, Cienfuegos (You’re the Best, Cienfuegos) (2012): ‘In literature, at least, Amat is probably the best there is’ (Javier Calvo); Antes del huracán (Before the Hurricane) (2018): ‘Extraordinary. This novel belongs to the realm of high-brow literature’ (Jordi Gracia, El País); Revancha (Revenge) (2021): ‘Tough, fast, violent – Revancha is a perfect bullet, the literary reverse of hypocrisy’ (Lucía Lijtmaer). He is also the author of the handbook Los enemigos (The Enemies) (2022): ‘A book that combines humour, seriousness and bile to reflect on the value of certain “bad” feelings’ (Carmen López, El Periódico de España). His latest novel is Dick o la tristeza del sexo (Dick or the Sadness of Sex) (2025). He is also the author of two non-fiction books, Mil violines (A Thousand Violins) and Chap chap.
He currently co-writes and co-hosts the podcast Pop y muerte on Radio Primavera Sound.

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The Pleasure of Reading Gala
Perreo, electro, and punk in literature

Arià Paco

Invitado de Honor

Arià Paco (Igualada, 1993) és doctor en filosofia por la Universidad de Arizona. Ha publicado tres novelas en catalán, Mentir a les mosques (2020)  y Covarda, vella, tan salvatge (2022), Premio Roc Boronat, y éste 2025 ha sido ganador del Premi Llibres Anagrama de Novel.la con la novela Teoria del joc, que ahora se publica en castellano como Teoría del juego. Colabora en distintos medios digitales y podcasts culturales.

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Feminist gaze and male guilt

José María Murià Rouret

José María Murià Rouret es un historiador, escritor, museógrafo, catedrático, articulista y académico mexicano que ha centrado sus investigaciones en la historia de Jalisco, los acontecimientos de Nueva Galicia, la evolución territorial del estado de Jalisco, el origen de la charrería y el desarrollo del tequila.​

Es egresado de la Universidad de Guadalajara y doctorado por El Colegio de México (1969), es investigador del INAH y del SNI.  Cabe agregar que en 2016 se convirtió en miembro correspondiente del Institut d´Estudis Catalans y en 2018 fue nombrado miembro de la Academia Mexicana de la Lengua.

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Tribute to Pere Calders

Màrius Serra

Invitado de Honor

Màrius Serra (Barcelona, 1963) is a writer. His literary work, translated into seven languages, has received awards including the City of Barcelona, Serra d’Or, Lletra d’Or, Ramon Llull and Sant Jordi prizes. He has published over 12,000 crosswords, 5,000 articles and around 30 books, among them Mon oncle (My Uncle), La vida normal (The Normal Life), Verbàlia, Farsa (Farse), Quiet, Plans de futur (Plans for the Future), Res no és perfecte a Hawaii (Everything Is Far from Perfect in Hawaii), La novel·la de Sant Jordi (Saint George’s Novel) and La dona més pintada (The Most Painted Woman). He has translated into Catalan works by Edmund White, Tom Sharpe, Groucho Marx, Henry Miller and Tom Stoppard, among others. His d version of the classic Tirant lo Blanc by Joanot Martorell has been widely acclaimed by specialists and enjoyed great popular success. It has even been adapted for the stage. He is currently working on two series: Les aventures de la Napeu (The Adventures of Napeu), for readers aged 8 to 98, and the Comas i Coma series, the fourth instalment of which is El rol del Roc (Roc’s Role).

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Sant Jordi with Màrius Serra
What's up with Catalan?
Tribute to Pere Calders