In her latest book, ‘Talking Classics: The Shock of the Old,’ the leading popularizer of the history of Ancient Rome shows how Trump, as Hitler and Mussolini did in their day, uses the Roman Empire for his own purposes
The president of the Mandela Institute for Humanity fights to preserve his legacy and supports education as a way to create new leaders who will be critical thinkers
The director of the Madrid Royal Observatory dreams of finding signs of life in space but laments the fact that countries are competing for control of the Moon instead of cooperating
Sergio del Molino has published an acclaimed novel about the young artist raised and mentored by the Spanish genius. He walks EL PAÍS through Madrid’s Prado Museum as he recounts the story of her erased life
The author of the 1991 bestseller ‘Wild Swans’ and a recent follow-up memoir discusses growing up under Mao, Chinese politics today, and whether Trump is pushing the West into Beijing’s arms
US thinker Peter Beinart denounces the perpetual victimization of the Israeli people, which transforms supremacy into a form of protection
To support democracy in Venezuela, perhaps we should promote a future Nobel Prize for Delcy Rodríguez
In ‘Heresy,’ historian Catherine Nixey recounts all the different versions of a contradictory figure based on classical texts
It’s not just Putin, Orbán, Musk or the far right who will benefit. Progressives will be able to reflect on why they failed workers
The author of ‘In Cold Blood’ made his mark on nonfiction literature and managed to connect with the inexplicable violence that ravages the US, but above all he left behind the myth of a person destroyed by the character. September 30 marks the centenary of his birth
On the edges of society, adolescents navigate the mafias that recruit them and the efforts of police officers, social workers and the few politicians who try to keep them on the side of the law. However, as drug trafficking extends its presence throughout the Netherlands, violence and intimidation are threatening the country’s institutions. This is a portrait of Dutch society that has little to do with the postcards that depict bicycles and tulips
The San Fernando Academy of Fine Arts in Madrid will display more than 200 works that the Spanish genius left in four famous series: ‘Not even he ever saw them all together in his lifetime’
The Chilean artist uses her own body in performances to broadcast her people’s resistance. Facing down colonialism, she asks for collective, self-critical reflection
The British journalist and historian defines the post-Wall era up to the present day in ‘Homelands: A Personal History of Europe’
The expert on Ancient Rome explores the lives of emperors in a new book, covering the scandalous Heliogabalus and defining moments that shaped our political culture
If September 11, 2001 served to restrict freedoms for the sake of security, Israel’s own 9/11 is beginning to show signs of the same
The writer, after the success of ‘The Vegetarian,’ returns with ‘Greek Lessons,’ a novel about how, even amidst silence, language can help fight against isolation
The ex-attorney general of Guatemala wants to return to her home country, where she is hopeful President-elect Bernardo Arévalo will take office in January
The author of ‘Lucy by the Sea’ describes what drives her writing: ‘I have always wanted to know what it feels like to be another person’
Four decades have passed since the revenge novel in which the New York writer narrated all about her breakup with the journalist Carl Bernstein. Eleven years after her death, her work remains current and relevant
While Putin and Prigozhin scuffle, the front is left unprotected. Meanwhile, President Zelensky is celebrating a new sign of Russian weakness
The Russian invasion of Ukraine and Orbán’s nationalist drift in Hungary recall Miklós Bánffy’s ‘The Transylvanian Trilogy’ and earlier European conflict
The New Yorker disabuses us of the commonplaces of marriage and romantic love as portrayed in literature
In his new book, the writer gives an overview of history from the point of view of the desires and emotions that drive it
Eviatar Matania – co-author of the book ‘Cybermania’ – spoke with EL PAÍS about his work in cybersecurity, as well as his views on the future of truth and privacy
The South African Nobel laureate, a great connoisseur of Latin American literature, published the Spanish translation of his latest novel before releasing it in English. He says it is his way of counteracting Anglo cultural hegemony
