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Javier Cercas and Leila Guerriero in conversation with Mábel Lara

Memory, truth and history

Cartagena 2026, 

Between fiction and non-fiction there is a fertile land where memory, truth and history mingle. Javier Cercas (Spain) and Leila Guerriero (Argentina) have made this space their field of exploration with novels that are living testimonies and chronicles bursting with narrative. In conversation with Mábel Lara (Colombia), they will talk about these three themes, constants in their work, and about how to pick which path when it comes to telling stories.


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Javier Cercas and Leila Guerriero in conversation with Mábel Lara