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Javier Peña in conversation with David Escobar

From ‘Grandes infelices’ to ‘Tinta invisible’

Jericó 2026, 
The Spaniard Javier Peña is the creator of Grandes infelices, one of the most popular Spanish-language literary podcasts to span the Atlantic; in each episode he talks about the lives of the great novelists, some of whom had distinctly dramatic lives, lives that sometimes brought happiness and sometimes not. He is also the author of the book Tinta invisible, a book which, using literary anecdotes talks about his relationship with his father during his final days. At this event, in conversation with David Escobar, they will look at some of the great misadventures of Colombian literature.
Javier Peña in conversation with David Escobar