Today was El dia de Sant Jordi (St. George's day, the day of books and roses) in Catalonia. It's a special day for lovers, and even more so for lovers who also love literature. Here's me celebrating in Barcelona two years ago, and in Bonn last year.
Anyway, this year was a bit different. I'm actually in England with my family at the moment, but on Friday I was simultaneously here and all over Catalonia, promoting the day. I was the co-cover star of Què Fem, the Friday supplement to La Vanguadia (ahem, big deal) ;) with my friend Rosa, as the friendly faces of bookworms everywhere.
I also appeared inside the story itself (which I haven't had a chance to read yet, I hope my friends have saved me copies), along with my writers group, a group for reading and critiquing writing efforts of members which is basically my main and favourite extracurricular activity in Barcelona.
*both photos by the talented Flaminia Pelazzi, although the top photo is just a quick shot done with Rosa's phone to send me, and not a proper scan.
** article by Anna Tomàs.
8 comments:
You look so cute in that photo!! Congratulations on the amazing feature.
We don't celebrate that here but I sort of wish we did, it would motivate me to read more
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Congratulations! That's awesome, I really like the second photo, looking very sophisticated.
Congratulations, Emily! Do share a scan of the story (if you can) sometime soon :)
Thanks Emily! Sure... but it's in Catalan :P
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Are the materials that your writer's group reviews and critiques also in Catalan?
If so, that is darn impressive. I bet they have very few non-native speakers.
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@Gordianus: No, we're a writers group for English speaker in Barcelona. I enjoy reading in Catalan, but critiquing it would be way scary!
YOU'RE A BEAUTIFUL STAR OF LITERATURE <3
That's what online translators are for ;)
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