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Sara Torres – Edinburgh International Book Festival

Name: Sara Torres – Edinburgh International Book Festival
Start: 2026-08-29T17:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-08-29T18:00:00+01:00
Location: University of Edinburgh

29 Aug 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Spanish Writer Sara Torres will be in coversation with Valeria Luiselli at an event titled The Trouble with Beginnings taking place at this year’s Edinburgh International Book Festival.

Organised by the Horthornden Foundation.

A mother and daughter on the road in Sicily. A young woman in Barcelona caught between a dying mother and a new lover.

In Valeria Luiselli‘s Beginning Middle End and Sara Torres‘ X is Where I Am, family dynamics loom large as women navigate love, grief, and starting over.

Together, Luiselli (author of Lost Children Archive) and Torres (a bold new voice in Spanish literature) explore origins, memory, and the stories that shape a life.

Chaired by Octavia Bright.

Click here for more information and tickets.

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Date: 29 Aug
Time:
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Event Categories: Culture, Festival, Literature & Language
Event Tags:Featured
Website: https://www.edbookfest.co.uk/events/valeria-luiselli-sara-torres-the-trouble-with-beginnings

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University of Edinburgh
Lecture Theatre 1.264, Old College, South Bridge
Edinburgh, EH8 9YL United Kingdom + Google Map
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