Bloomsday in Madrid
Soy de la Cuesta and Tourism Ireland Spain present DORMIR, LEER, PASEAR, COMER (to sleep, read, go for a walk and eat), which celebrates for the third time Dublin’s Bloomsday literary route, but with a very unique touch from Madrid. There will be readings at the permanent book fair in Cuesta de Moyano and, for the first time, at the 83th Feria del Libro de Madrid and El Rastro.
Juan Gabriel Vásquez, Lisa Hannigan, Joaquín Reyes, Violeta Gil and Berta Vias Mahou will be in charge of the readings, which will take place in different locations in Madrid city centre.
BLOOMSDAY MADRID-DUBLÍN 2024 SCHEDULE
10am – Cuesta de Moyano Caseta 1
Press conference and opening act
Readings:
Es peligroso meterse cualquier cosa en la boca
By Berta Vías Mahou, writer and translator
Sueño sabático
By Joaquín Reyes, comedian, actor, screenwriter and illustrator
11.30am – Feria del Libro de Madrid: Ayuntamiento de Madrid stand
¿Metempsicosis? La transmigración de las almas
By Juan Gabriel Vásquez, writer
A book for Molly: “Sweets of Sin”
By Lisa Hannigan, composer and singer
12.45pm – Librería Juanito El Rastro
Molly Bloom’s monologue: “Sí dije sí quiero Sí”
By Violeta Gil, writer and playwright
For more information, please visit https://www.soydelacuesta.org/2024/05/28/vuelve-el-bloomsday-madrid-dublin/ and https://www.ireland.com/es-es/features/spain/madrid-celebra-james-joyce-bloomsday-madrid/.