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1 December to 30 December 2025
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"Another look at Carmen"

Sometimes, to understand a life, it's not enough to follow a straight line. Carmen Martín Gaite , one of the most essential voices in our literature, knew that memory is a messy " back room ," full of clippings, letters, colorful threads, and unfinished conversations.

During the month of December , the Avila Public Library presents "Another Look at Carmen," a unique tribute exhibition that breaks with the traditional biography. Through the collage technique —so beloved by the author in her " Notebooks of Everything "—we reconstruct her life story, not as an encyclopedic record, but as she herself experienced it.

This exhibition is an intimate mosaic where Carmen's words intertwine with images of her world. From the " odd girl " from the provinces who peered through the curtains in Salamanca to the cosmopolitan woman who allowed herself to be surprised by the chaos of New York.

We invite you to lose yourselves in this labyrinth of paper and scissors, to discover the woman behind the writer, the tireless conversationalist who understood that living and telling stories are part of the same stitch.

Entry is free during library opening hours.

Address and map location

  • Postal address Biblioteca Pública de Ávila - Plaza de la Catedral, 3. municipality of Ávila . NaN. Ávila