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in collaboration with Americas Society  ¦  680 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10065  ¦  www.americas-society.org Book presentation (in English) Rex José Manuel Prieto, author Esther Allen, translator Thursday, October 1 7:00 pm at Queen Sofía Spanish Institute 684 Park Avenue, New York Free admission Reservations: Americas Society Members: Reserve today at membersres@americas-society.org or (212) 277 8359 ext. 4. Non-Members: Reservations open today. Reserve online now. In this exciting program, acclaimed writer José Manuel Prieto (Nocturnal Butterflies of the Russian Empire) and his translator, Esther Allen (Selected Writings of José Martí), will read bilingually from Prieto's latest novel, a sophisticated literary game with allusions to Borges and Proust. Set in the luxury resort of Marbella, on Spain's Costa Brava, Rex is narrated by a tutor who has been hired by a wealthy Russian expatriate family to teach their young son. As the tale unfolds, diamond forgery, swindling the mafia, and laying claim to the throne of the czars all become metaphors for Rex's central obsession the nature of commentary. José Manuel Prieto was born in 1962 in Havana. He published his first novel, Enciclopedia de una vida en Rusia (Encyclopedia of a Life in Russia), in 1998 in Mexico. His second novel, Livadia (Nocturnal Butterflies of the Russian Empire, 2001), which was published in Barcelona in 1999, has been translated into more than seven languages. Prieto has also emerged as a brilliant translator of Russian literature into Spanish. His translations include poems by Anna Akhmatova, Marina Cvetaeva, and Josef Brodsky as well as prose by Vladimir Mayakovsky, Alexander Solzhenitsyn, and Vladimir Nabokov. In 2002 he published two new books: his second book of stories, El tartamudo y la rusa (The Stutterer and the Russian), and his first travel book, Treinta días en Moscú (Thirty Days in Moscow). Rex (2007; 2009) is his latest novel. Esther Allen is the author of an International PEN report on Translation and Globalization. Allen's translations include The Selected Writings of José Martí; The Tale of the Rose, by Consuelo de Saint Exupèry; Dark Back of Time, by Javier Marías; Dancing with Cuba: A Memoir of the Revolution, by Alma Guillermoprieto; and The Nubian Prince, by Juan Bonilla. Allen is the Executive Director of the Center for Literary Translation at Columbia University and an assistant professor of literature at Baruch College. She has recently been awarded a 2009-2010 Fellowship at the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library. Americas Society gratefully acknowledges the generous support of our Literature Program donors: Honorary Benefactor Amalia Lacroze de Fortabat, The Reed Foundation, and the Program for Cultural Cooperation between Spain's Ministry of Culture and U.S. Universities. The Literature Program is also made possible, in part, with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. In-kind support is provided by the Salón Literario Libroamérica. back to top Culture Programs Reservations Americas Society Members - Reserve your FREE tickets today for guaranteed admission to our culture programs this season and Members-only Meet-the-Artist receptions! Email membersres@americas-society.org or call (212) 277 8359 ext. 4. Not yet a Member? Don't be left out! Join today to guarantee your free admission to our culture programs. Learn more about member benefits, and email membership@americas-society.org, or call (212) 277 8359 ext. 4 to join. Join by September 30 and receive a free Music of the Americas CD! Non-Members Admission - Limited seating will be available five business days prior to each Culture program on a first-come, first-served basis. Please visit our events calendar for registration information. Location and Hours All our culture programs are free, open to the public, and take place at Americas Society, unless noted. We are located at 680 Park Avenue at 68th Street in New York City. To arrive by public transportation, take the 6 train to 68th Street / Hunter College. Map. For wheelchair access, kindly call in advance. Gallery hours are Wednesdays to Saturdays from 12 pm to 6 pm. For more information, visit www.americas-society.org. If you have questions or comments, please email us at culture@americas-society.org. Membership Americas Society provides distinctive value to our members, whose support is vital to the success of our mission. Our members enjoy an exciting range of exclusive benefits that include preferred seating and members-only, meet-the-artist receptions at our Cultural programs. For more information please visit our website or call us at (212) 249 8359 ext. 4. Americas Society is a tax-exempt public charity described in 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Mailing List Use these links to Join our Culture Email List, Leave our Culture Email List or Change your Email Address. Forward this email to a friend. The Americas Society/Council of the Americas does not share your information with third parties. About Americas Society Americas Society is the premier forum dedicated to education, debate and dialogue in the Americas. Our mission is to foster an understanding of the contemporary political, social and economic issues confronting Latin America, the Caribbean and Canada, and to increase public awareness and appreciation of the diverse cultural heritage of the Americas and the importance of the inter-American relationship. Americas Society unites opinion leaders to exchange ideas and develop solutions to the challenges facing the Americas today. 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