This summer, a Book Club takes place on Illa del Rei, inspired by the literary connections of the artists whose work is on view. Following a guided tour of the exhibition, English professor Jara Sánchez Bennássar leads a discussion to share thoughts and ideas around the selected books. The Book Club sessions will be held in both Spanish and Catalan.  

The Book Club initiative is part of our ongoing collaboration with Xarxa de Biblioteques de Menorca. Book your ferry ticket and your seat to our Book Club meetings here and find the books at the public libraries across Menorca.

Thursday 3 July at 7.15 pm
‘Una trenza de hierba sagrada’ (2021), Robin Wall Kimmerer, Capitán Swing 

Suggested by Mika Rottenberg, ‘Una trenza de hierba sagrada’ by Robin Wall Kimmerer is a collection of essays that brings together three main topics: botanical science, Indigenous knowledge, and the author’s personal experiences as a woman, mother, and member of the Potawatomi Nation. Through stories about plants, ecosystems, and traditional practices, Kimmerer invites readers to rethink our relationship with nature based on gratitude, respect, and reciprocity, rather than exploitation. 

The book is in Spanish and the book club will take place in Spanish. Although this event is free to attend, please book your tickets in advance here. 

Thursday 7 August at 7.15 pm
‘Lapvona’ (2022), Ottessa Moshfegh, Alfaguara 

Suggested by Cindy Sherman, ‘Lapvona’ by Ottessa Moshfegh follows Marek, a deformed boy living with his brutal father in a medieval village. Marek finds comfort in his fear of God and visits to Ina, a reclusive woman with occult powers. After a sudden death propels Marek into the corrupt world of the local lord’s court, his fragile position is threatened by the arrival of a mysterious stranger pregnant woman who resembles him. 

The book is in Spanish and the book club will take place in Spanish. Although this event is free to attend, please book your tickets in advance here. 

Wednesday 4 September at 7.15 pm
‘El zen en l’art del tir amb arc’ (1948), Eugene Herrigel, Angle Editorial 

As a book that inspired Eduardo Chillida, in ‘El zen en l'art del tir amb arc’, Eugen Herrigel, a German professor of Philosophy in Tokyo, took up the study of archery as a step toward an understanding of Zen Buddhism. This book is the account of the six years he spent as a student of one of Japan’s great kyudo (archery) masters, and of how he gradually overcame his initial inhibitions and began to feel his way toward new truths and ways of seeing. 

The book is in Catalan and the book club will take place in Catalan. Although this event is free to attend, please book your tickets in advance here.