What book do Manel Vidal, Aitana Bonmatí, Maria Barbal, and 140 other personalities recommend?
140 personalities choose a book to give as a gift for the day
BarcelonaACN has asked more than 140 figures from the political, social, economic, cultural, and journalistic worlds for their favorite recommendations for Sant Jordi. The most recent books by Estrella Solé, Javier Cercas, and Manuel Baixauli, along with more timeless works by Han Kang and George Orwell, were some of the recommended titles. Paula Bonet chooses Diary of a Solitude by May Sarton. Toni Sala recommends theOresteia of Aeschylus. Maria Barbal choose the new Ramon Solsona, and Ramon Solsona chooses Maria Barbal. Josep Maria Pou recommends the biography of Julio Iglesias by Ignacio Peyró, and Jordi Basté opts for a dead author with A conspiracy of fools, by John Kennedy Toole.
President Salvador Illa recommends Forest bird by Antoni Puigverd and God's Fool at the End of the Worldby Javier Cercas. The latter is also recommended by Xavier Marcé. Alejandro Fernández, from the PP, recommends himself. On the other hand, the president of the PP, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, chooses The magician of the Kremlin by Giuliano da Empoli. Brother Octavi Vilà, Bishop of Girona, recommends the biography of Pope Francis, and Antonio Costa, President of the European Council, chooses Vargas Llosa and Conversation in the Cathedral.
Here are all the recommendations compiled by the ACN.