A Conversation With The Biographer of Salvador Dalí & Federico García Lorca

Irish writer Ian Gibson is celebrated in his adopted Spain for his fascinating books on the murdered poet Lorca and eccentric icon Dali.

If you were to ask your average well-read Spaniard to name the most famous contemporary Irish writer you’d probably be surprised by the answer. Nine times out of ten, along with the usual suspects from the Irish literary world that are translated and revered in Spain — namely John Banville and Colm Tóibín — the name cited would be that of Ian Gibson.

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