In June 2022, the American Rebecca Solnit (1961) was unable to come to Barcelona, ​​where she was due to speak at the CCCB, and we had to settle for seeing and hearing her through a big screen. Three years later, this June he was there in person., in this case to share with us his latest published book, In Praise of the Unexpected Path, which links to Hope in the darkness, where he reflected on activism and confirmed its contribution to achieving results, beyond the often self-serving discourses that encourage inaction.

In 2008, at a dinner with a friend, Rebecca Solnit He joked about writing an essay entitled Men tell me thingsThe friend replied that women, especially younger ones, needed her. The next day she began the text, which she wrote almost in one sitting and became a worldwide success. The book helped make the term "women" go viral. mansplaining and also to turn her into a reference for feminism, although Solnit was already an established writer who had reflected on memory, struggles and art, among other things. In Praise of the Unexpected Path (Ángulo/Lumen), which compiles several articles that offer insight into the present but also serve as an antidote to despair.