Hay Festival Segovia 2022

War Stories is an event in which 7 of El País's 15 special envoys to the war in Ukraine share their experiences. Under the artistic direction of Raúl Fernández de Pablo and with the participation of violinist María Teresa Gamaza, journalists Luis de Vega, Luis Doncel, Albert García, Jacobo García, Óscar Gutiérrez, María Sahuquillo and Cristian Segura tell their personal stories from their coverage of the conflict.

Event in Spanish

Yuri Andrukhovych is one of the most singular figures in European narrative in recent years. Novelist, poet, essayist and translator, in his new book Small Encyclopedia of Intimate Cities, he uses his unique flair for uncovering the different among the obvious as he maps life in 39 cities, all scenes of historical events. Andrey Kurkov, recently awarded the Médicis Étranger prize in France, began a diary when the first Russian rockets fell on Kiev on 24 February 2022. In Diary of an Invasion, he recounts the horrifying impact of the conflict through a personal chronicle, which is also an astonishing account of Ukrainian identity and the daily lives of his compatriots. Both will discuss their latest books and the current circumstances with María Sahuquillo, El País correspondent in Brussels.

After the event, the authors will sign copies of their books at the book stall at the main entrance of IE University.

Event in English with simultaneous translation into Spanish.