Date
Thursday, December 5, 2024.
Schedule
7:00 pm
The Cultural Center of Spain in Miami in collaboration with Editorial Planeta and Books & Books present Una noche con Gina Montaner.
In this presentation, the autor Gina Montaner Will converse with Fabiola Santiago about her book Deséenme Un Buen Viaje: Memorias de Una Despedida.
Admission free. Please, RSVP in the following link:
https://www.booksandbooks.com/event/en-espanol-una-noche-con-gina-montaner/
Book sales on the day of the event at Books & Books.
About the book
At the beginning of 2022, my father, Carlos Alberto Montaner, gave me the hardest and most painful mission of my life: “I’m asking you to help me die.”
Six years after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease, his physical and cognitive abilities had decreased considerably. Carlos Alberto Montaner, who had dedicated his life to intellectual pursuits, political activism, and to expressing his opinions through a syndicated column in newspapers throughout Latin America, Spain, and the United States, had decided to end his life before his illness took away the last of his autonomy. He hoped to return to Madrid, where he had lived for over forty years and, as a Spanish citizen, abide by the Law of Euthanasia recently approved by the Spanish Congress.
Deséenme un buen viaje is the intimate chronicle of a trip with no return. It is a journey of obstacles and uncertainties, but also an extraordinary retelling of vibrant emotions, intimate camaraderie, and perseverance in the face of adversity. This book tells a story of uprooting—the distinctive flag of a family that was exiled from Cuba after the triumph of the revolution—and of their return to Spain, their adopted homeland.
“Gina Montaner has written an essential creed to understand life and value death. Brave, sincere and moving. She will not leave anyone indifferent to his teachings and his wisdom” -Sonsoles Ónega
About the author
Gina Montaner was born in Havana. In 1970 she settled with his family in Madrid. In 1983 she graduated in Ibero-American literature at Barnard College, in New York. For four decades she has published a weekly syndicated column in El Nuevo Herald and in the main newspapers of Latin America. In addition, she is a regular contributor to El Mundo, where she publishes the Zona Franca column on current political events in Latin America and the United States. In 2009 she published the novel La mala fama (The Bad Reputation) (Grijalbo Mondadori). In October 2022 she returned to live in Madrid, in front of El Retiro Park.
More info:
Deséenme un buen viaje: Memorias de una despedida
Thursday December 5th, 7:00 pm
At Books & Books
265 Aragon Ave. Coral Gables, Fl 33134
