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Casa Árabe at the Madrid Book Fair
From May 20, 2022 until June 11, 2022Mondays through Fridays, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays from 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and from 5:00 to 9:30 p.m.
MADRID
Paseo de Coches in the Retiro Park. Stand 83.
Mondays through Fridays, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays from 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and from 5:00 to 9:30 p.m.
Free entry.
From May 27 to June 11, we will be taking part in this literary event now celebrating its eighty-first edition in 2022, along with our Balqís Bookstore. We have also organized a simultaneous set of activities at our headquarters: “Casa Árabe’s Thousand and One Nights at the Book Fair.”
At our stand, number 83 located on the Paseo de Coches in the Retiro Park, Casa Árabe and the Balqís Bookstore will also be offering a selection of the most current books to be published in Spain with Arab and Islamic authors and subjects.
Once the stands close, we look forward to seeing you at “Casa Árabe’s Thousand and One Nights at the Book Fair,” a series of activities held in our garden across from the Retiro (at the corner of Calle Alcalá, 62 and Calle O’Donnell, 1), including music, poetry and oral storytelling. Check out all of the information at milyunanoches.casaarabe.es
Like every year, several authors will be coming to sign books at our stand (information will be updated on this website and is subject to change):
Wednesday, June 1:
7:00 p.m. Laura Mijares and Ángeles Ramírez. “Feminisms Face to Face with Islam”
Thursday, June 2:
5:00 p.m. Miss Raisa.”The Colors Are on Me”
The Book Fair opening times are from Monday through Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday from 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and from 5:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Further information about the Book Fair
Once the stands close, we look forward to seeing you at “Casa Árabe’s Thousand and One Nights at the Book Fair,” a series of activities held in our garden across from the Retiro (at the corner of Calle Alcalá, 62 and Calle O’Donnell, 1), including music, poetry and oral storytelling. Check out all of the information at milyunanoches.casaarabe.es
Like every year, several authors will be coming to sign books at our stand (information will be updated on this website and is subject to change):
Friday, May 27:
7:00 p.m. Yasmina Khadra. “The Salt of All Forgetfulness” and all of his other books.
8:00 p.m. Youssef El Maimuni. “When the Mountains Walk”
Saturday, May 28:
12:00 p.m. Natalia Sancha. “Bullets for All”
6:00 p.m. Mikel Ayestarán. “Jerusalem, the Holy Captive”
Sunday, May 29:
7:00 p.m. Safia El Aaddam. “Daughter of Immigrants”
Wednesday, June 1:
7:00 p.m. Laura Mijares and Ángeles Ramírez. “Feminisms Face to Face with Islam”
Thursday, June 2:
7:00 p.m. Itxaso Domínguez de Olazábal. “Palestine: Occupation, colonization, segregation” and Ignacio Álvarez-Ossorio. “Syria: The black decade (2011-2021)”
Friday, June 3:
7:00 p.m. Francisco Carrión. ”Cairo: Lives in the abyss”
Saturday, June 4:
12:00 and 7:00 p.m. Antonio Pampliega. ”Flowers for Ariana”5:00 p.m. Miss Raisa.”The Colors Are on Me”
Sunday, June 5:
12:00 p.m. Antonio Pampliega. “Flowers for Ariana”
5:00 to 6:30 p.m. Óscar Mijallo.
Monday, June 6:
7:00 p.m. Abdul Hadi Sadoun. “Simple Balance”
Wednesday, June 8:
7:00 p.m. Carla Fibla. “My Home Is Anywhere”
Thursday, June 9:
7:00 p.m. Irene López de Castro. “Niger River Memoir”
Friday, June 10:
7:00 p.m. Mohamed El Morabet. “Winter of the Goldfinches”
Saturday, June 11:
7:00 p.m. Moha Gerehou. “What Is a Black Guy like you Doing in a Place like This?”
Sunday, June 12:
12:00 p.m. Ramón Lobo. “Notebooks from Kabul”
The Book Fair opening times are from Monday through Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday from 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and from 5:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Further information about the Book Fair