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Madrid Book Fair
From May 30, 2014 until June 15, 2014
For yet another year, Balqís, the Casa Árabe bookshop, is taking part in the Madrid Book Fair, which will be held from May 30 to June 15.
At its stand, located on the Paseo de Coches in the Retiro Park, it will be offering a selection of the most recent books to be published in Spain by Arab authors or with Arab and Islamic-related themes, as well as the publications by Casa Árabe.
The stand will be open Monday through Friday from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and from 6:00 to 9:30 p.m. and on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and from 5:00 to 9:30 p.m.
At the stand set up by Balqís, the Casa Árabe bookshop, several authors will also be signing their works during the Fair:
| DATE | AUTHOR | TIME | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, June 1 | “Las huellas en el desierto” (“Footsteps in the Desert”) by Maha Akhtar | 12:00 p.m. | |
| Sunday, June 1 | “El sueño de volver” (“The Dream of Returning”) “La maestra que me enseñó en una tabla de madera” (“The Teacher Who Taught Me on a Wood Table”) by Bahia Mahmud Awah | 6:30 p.m. | |
| Friday, June 6 | “El cautivo de Granada” (“The Captive of Granada”) and the new edition by Almuzara of “El aroma del arrayán” (“The Myrtle’s Aroma”), by Marceliano Galiano | 6:30 p.m | |
| Sunday, June 8 | “Supermán es árabe” (“Superman Is an Arab”), by Youmana Haddad | 6:30 p.m. | |
| Tuesday, June 10 | “El desierto imaginado” (“The Imagined Desert”), by Pablo Ignacio de Dalmases | 6:30 p.m. | |
| Wednesday, June 11 | “Infieles” (“Infidels”) by Abdalá Taia | From 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. | |
| Sunday, June 15 | “Espérame en el paraíso” (“Wait for Me in Paradise”) by Mayte Carrasco | 7:00 p.m. |
