Jeremy Holland, author of “From Barcelona”  talks to Books4Spain 1. Do you remember what your first encounter with Spain or Spanish culture was? My family and I drove from southern France to Barcelona in the mid-eighties, only to find all the hotels booked, so we drove back, but I think that planted to seed as I always had this desire to return and...

Please support the Motor Neurone Disease Association Have you lost a loved one, friend or colleague to Motor Neurone Disease?  If so you will know what a terrible disease it is for the sufferers and those around them.  Even if you have not been touched by MND maybe you’ve seen Professor Stephen Hawkin, or the attempts by people suffering this awful disease,...

Jun 25, 2012

PEARLS (Caviar) BEFORE SWINE by AJ Linn Originally published in Spanish in Diario Sur 17 MArch 2012 The typical food-snob has a great time with caviar, such are the myths and pretentiousness associated with this gastronomic delight. Caviar must be eaten with an ivory spoon (never silver); forget blinis as they confuse the taste buds, as does sour cream;...

What is Duende? by Basia Rafael “Duende is the spirit that makes you laugh or cry. You don’t have to know the music, but it moves you. You feel like laughing or crying, you get goosebumps; that’s the ‘duende’. It doesn’t matter what you are listening to, but if you get the chills, or you start crying with emotion, that’s ‘duende’.  It’s not...

The Basque History of the World by Mark Kurlansky Review by Carlos Read The Basque History of the World is an absolute eye-opener; and not only looks into the mysterious origins of this proud, determined, rural people – who for centuries have in essence merely sought to be what they are – but charts their role throughout history as well as examining...

Review of The New Spaniards by John Hooper Review by Rod Younger This seminal work was first published in 1986 and subsequently revised and updated 20 years later in 2006. 1 January 1986 was one of the most significant dates in recent Spanish history as Spain joined the European Community.  Spain then went through a 7 year transition period where certain...

Author Michael Eaude talks to Books4Spain Michael Eaude is the author of Catalonia, a Cultural History, Barcelona, the City that re-invented itself and Triumph at the Midnight of the Century (biography of Arturo Barea).  Catalonia a Cultural History as been reviewed by Books4Spain founder Rod Younger and the Barcelona, the city the re-invented itself by Nancy...

Jun 20, 2012

Books about bullfighting Here is a great article about our bullfighting books from Maria Basia. Apart from Hemingway’s famous Death In The Afternoon and a superb section in James A. Michener’s Iberia, you would be forgiven for thinking that reading about bullfighting in English is fairly limited. Not so. Books4Spain is a website dedicated to selling all...