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Richard McGuire in conversation with Elvira Liceaga

Here, from the corner of the room

Cartagena 2026, 

Here, by Richard McGuire (USA), is one of the most iconic works in the contemporary graphic novel, thanks to the originality of its narrative scheme. It tells the story of the corner of a room, and things that have happened and will happen in that space, from prehistoric times to a far future. The novel proceeds without a chronological order, and many panels contain insets with scenes from different years. Its French translation won an award at the Angouleme Comic Festival in 2016, and in 2024 it was made into a film, starring Tom Hanks, by Robert Zemeckis.

Simultaneous interpretation from English to Spanish available