News, Activities and Events related to the world of Robert Graves
El dia de Robert Graves 2024 - "echoes of the Past: Robert Graves and the Balearic Slingers"
Saturday, November 16th 2024 - Ca'n Alluny, Deià, Mallorca.
The "Day of Robert Graves" in Catalan is a celebration of the legacy of the esteemed writer and poet Robert Graves, as well as the unique historical and cultural heritage of the Balearic Islands. This year's event takes a special look at the Balearic Slingers, the legendary warriors known for their skill with the sling, who played a significant role in Roman military history. The event will connect the ancient past with Robert Graves' literary contributions, exploring how the history and culture of the islands influenced his work. Participants will gain insights into the fascinating figure of the Balearic Slinger, learn the basics of handling a sling, and explore Robert Graves' relationship with his heritage. Additionally, there will be a presentation celebrating the musical legacy of Alfred Percival Graves, Robert's grandfather, and his contributions to Irish folk music.
Prize Diario de Mallorca 2024 - Category Culture
Wednesday, October 2nd 2024 - Club Diario de Mallorca
Awarded to the children of Robert Graves, William (executor), Lucia (writer and translator) and Tomàs (musician), they have been worthy of the Award in the Culture category for their careers and for having kept alive the impressive legacy of their father, the British writer and scholar, author of works such as I, Claudius or The White Goddess, who found his place in Deià. This year a new translation of Goodbye to All That has been published, an autobiography written when he was 34 years old, shocked by the atrocity of war.
Catalan Book Week
Sunday, September 29th 2024 - Passeig Lluís Companys, Barcelona
Balearic Morning - Rediscovering Robert Graves in Catalan. Conversation with William Graves.
Participating: William Graves, Eduard Moyà, translator of El Crestell Rost, and Nofre Moyà, translator. Organized by: l’Institut d’Estudis Baleàrics
16th International Conference on Robert Graves - Robert Graves and the public imagination
Sunday 14th to Wednesday 18th September 2024 - St. John's College, University of Oxford
Hay Festival Segovia - Return to Robert Graves - Reading of letters and texts
Saturday, September 14th 2024 – Jardín Romeral de San Marcos - Segovia
William Graves, son and literary executor of Robert Graves, visits the Hay Festival Segovia to talk about his father's literary legacy. An important part of this legacy were his letters, an intense correspondence that he maintained from Mallorca with writers, artists, muses and famous people of the time. This immense archive is kept at the Robert Graves Foundation in Deià, the town to which Graves moved after leaving the United Kingdom with a resounding Goodbye to all that. William will read extracts from these letters, and other narrative and poetry texts by his father. There is no better reason than to celebrate the recent publication of Goodbye to All That, in a complete edition with a new translation.
The reading will be accompanied by the voices of other writers or artists present in Segovia such as Caroline Michel, Giles Tremlett, Ana Bosch, Andrew Brown, Pilar Álvarez, Almudena Bermejo, Debbi Christophers, and the Ambassador of Her Britannic Majesty for Spain, Alex Ellis, paragraphs will be chosen from other works by Robert Graves such as I, Claudius or The White Goddess. Félix Valdivieso will join the readings as master of ceremonies.
