Spanish literature

Spanish writer Javier Marias, whose work has been translated into more than 40 languages in nearly 60 countries, died on Sept. 11 in Madrid at the age of 70 after suffering from pneumonia, his publisher said.

Spain on March 17 unearthed the apparent remains of literary giant and father of the modern novel Miguel de Cervantes, found in a Madrid convent almost 400 years after his death.
      

Writers and book lovers from the region and beyond are heading to the Festival of World Literature, which kicks off on September 4 in Zagreb, Croatia

Over the following nine days they will be taking part in book presentations, debates with authors and art sessions.

More than 30 well-known writers from the region and from the world will be attending the festival.