The Guest of Honor at the 38th Bogotá International Book Fair, from April 21 to May 4, boasts a literature that stretches back three thousand years. We look back at several of its most important contemporary writers and explore its publishing industry, the third largest in the English-speaking world
Secrets of biblical characters in great literature. Writers who have incorporated humanity into them in unpredictable and captivating ways to extend the literary play of faith. Four ways to love
There are faithful adaptations as well as looser versions. Among them are ‘One Battle After Battle’, ‘Hamnet’, ‘Frankenstein’, ‘Train Dreams’, and ‘Marty Supreme’. They demonstrate how literature remains an inexhaustible source for cinema. Discover the plots, the characters, and the interesting facts that link each story to its original work
Following the joint US-Israeli attack on Iran and the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, which adds to the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, war is once again straining the world. Two books by Richard Overy and Alfredo González Ruibal trace, from prehistory to the present day, why war has been a constant: Is it the instinct for survival? Biology? A human anomaly? Or is it the triad of power, selfishness, and narcissism?
Thea von Harbou's 1925 novel, on which Fritz Lang's iconic 1927 film is based, is set in 2026, depicting the excesses of a world divided between the powerful and technologically advanced and the enslaved workers. WMagazín invited several authors to reflect on what aspects of this prophecy have come to pass and how it has transformed other areas that have humanity trapped in a cycle of political and social upheaval
Thea von Harbou’s novel (1925), on which Fritz Lang’s iconic film (1927) is based, takes place in this year. The story of a megacity where the powerful and technocrats live on the surface and enslaved workers live underground, until one day a robot… WMagazín invited several authors to reflect on the extent to which this prophecy has come true and how it has transformed other areas that have humanity trapped, from politics to society
The British director shares the tragic love story of Catherine and Heathcliff, recalling her first reading of this classic. She sheds light on desire, eroticism, sex, and the power struggles of feverish emotions between heaven and hell. An unorthodox update in keeping with the contemporary audiovisual world
The television series has turned Rachel Reid’s six romance novels, on which it is based, into bestsellers. The Canadian author maps desire and love through the stories of two players on rival teams who discover their feelings for each other while secretly navigating homophobia in sports and society
This is a story about how originality is a hybrid, drawing from many sources. We recall the genealogy of this classic, whose primary source is a medieval legend, revived by the film adaptation of the novel that fictionalizes Shakespeare's inspiration for ‘Hamlet’ from the death of his only son, Hamnet. It all begins with the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice
The renowned French illustrator of children's and young adult literature, as well as adult classics, celebrates a quarter of a century with three collector's editions: 'The Great Gatsby' (Fitzgerald), 'The Little Match Girl' (Andersen), and 'Father Christmas's Childhood,' an original book with text by Sébastien Perez. In this interview, he reveals his creative process, his working methods, and how he reinterprets his work
The Nigerian writer returned to the novel after twelve years with 'Dream Count’, about four African immigrant women and their struggles to find their place in life. “It is horrible that immigrants are criminalized and treated in such an inhumane way”
Following the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by the United States, we revisit Venezuela’s contemporary history through several books recommended by Venezuelan writers
‘Women Who Breastfeed Wolf Cubs’; by Adriana Cavarero; ‘Spirits of the Present’; by Wolfram Eilenberger; and ‘Good and Evil’; by Samanta Schweblin are the three best works. This selection of the 50 best features established authors such as Sami Naïr, Javier Cercas, Cristina Fernández Cubas, Fleur Jaeggy, Daniel Kehlmann, Juan Gabriel Vásquez, Victoria Camps, and González Iglesias alongside emerging voices like Dahlia de la Cerda, Ocean Vuong, Rui Couceiro, and Lucía Solla Sobral. It also includes valuable rediscoveries such as those of Chaves Nogales and Elena Garro
Winston Manrique Sabogal’s book, ‘The Great Transformation’, reveals the metamorphosis these four fundamental human desires have undergone, driven by the digital age. It presents a new perspective with insights from prominent figures such as Gabriel García Márquez, Toni Morrison, Martin Baron, Annie Ernaux, Frank Wilczek, Chuck Palahniuk, Olga Tokarczuk, Samanta Schweblin, Margaret Atwood, Umberto Eco, Javier Marías, André Aciman and Gilles Lipovetsky
The Hungarian writer recalls how Franz Kafka introduced him to the world of literature during his adolescence. In this interview, he reflects on the attacks against Enlightenment values and personal relationships in the digital age
Third installment in this series featuring a dozen writers, philosophers, experts, and sociologists from different countries. Has the era of the written word ended and the era of the oral tradition begun? The habits of society and readers are changing at breakneck speed. Myths, doubts, fears, questions, advantages, and disadvantages of this new age
The second installment in this series features a dozen writers, philosophers, experts, and sociologists from various countries. They discuss the presence of AI in different creative processes and the book ecosystem
From Nobel Laureate in Literature Abdulrazak Gurnah to ten writers, editors, historians, sociologists, philosophers from different countries, and the writing machine itself, WMagazín reflects on the real capacity and presence of this technology in writing. An innovation that leads to a reconsideration of the very meaning of art in the posthuman era
