Mallorca

May 6, 2016

 THE 2nd AUSTRALIAN SEMINAR SERIES AT THE UIB   

The juxtaposition of Spanish and Australian cultures in the writings of Félix Calviño

Félix Calviño was born in Galicia and grew up on a farm. To avoid military service under General Franco, he went to England. A few years later he migrated to Australia. 
The short stories contained in his forthcoming book ‘So Much Smoke’ owe much to their creator’s own experiences as a migrant from the Galicia region of Spain who has chosen to move to Australia, a country and a culture that is radically different from that of the peasant village he left behind. The majority of the stories chronicle the hardships and small joys of village life, while the Australian stories investigate the migrant experience in which all that is known is forfeited in the search for material security.      

May 17 at 16.00   

AULA DE GRAUS - RAMON LLULL BLG.   

Presented by Dr Eduard Moyà and recommended to those interested in Migrant Literatures, Australian Studies, Cultural Studies, Creative Writing and Literatures in English.