Thérèse Cau, daughter of Spanish Republicans and native of Port Vendres, recounts the tumultuous history of her family, from their origins in Catalonia to their lives in France today.
Not a new release but definitely worth a read if you haven’t already, or a re-read if you have!
Abel Burger’s exhibition at the Musée d’art moderne of Collioure is packed with provocation, questions and challenges.
This online exhibition celebrates local talent and facilitates the connection between art creators and art lovers, while we all remain safely at home.
If you are unaware of the experimental writer Claude Simon and the fact that he won the Nobel prize for literature in 1985, you are not alone. Happily for us, the Collioure show concentrates on Simon’s visual art – what he did to take a break from his intense textual experiments.
P-O Life readers are a mightily talented bunch. During lockdown, we celebrated professional visual artists, and amateur creators. Now we’re delighted to share with you local word-smith, Margaret Kennedy, who writes under her maiden name, Cunningham.
Les Pritchard’s – Eric and Sabine – have brought their all-singing, all-dancing follies to the new Galerie du pavillon des arts behind the obelisk in Port Vendres.
In the courtyard, around the cloister, along the byways of Collioure, the Musée d’art moderne offers a summer programme for all the family.
The Seep by Chana Porter – You don’t have to be a fan of science fiction to enjoy this book. This is a book for our times. Read it!