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Eleanor speaks with American historian and journalist, Adam Hochschild. The author of the groundbreaking bestseller King Leopold's Ghost has a powerful new book, Spain in Our Hearts - about American volunteers in the Spanish Civil War.

Spain's most celebrated contemporary writer, Javier Marías, talks to Eleanor Wachtel about his country's dark past, his own family history, and his new novel that draws on both, Thus Bad Begins.

Part one of a special 5-part series: "Franco's Ghosts: The Remaking of Spain," starting with Javier Cercas. His books, Soldiers of Salamis and The Anatomy of a Moment explore Spain's dramatic and violent recent history. Javier Cercas's books The Speed of Light and The Anatomy of a Moment have been translated into English by Anne McLean and are available in paperback from Bloomsbury.

Part two of a special 5-part series: Franco's Ghosts: Host Eleanor Wachtel will speak with activist, journalist and novelist, Rosa Montero, and one of the country's leading writers, Juan Goytisolo.

Since the end of Franco's regime in 1975, Spain has transformed itself into a democratic, multicultural society. Spanish writing today dares to challenge long-held cultural myths and issues that linger from the Spanish Civil War and Franco's dictatorship. The arrival of immigrants from Africa, Latin America, and Eastern Europe has also changed the way Spain sees itself. In this third of a special five-part series, host Eleanor Wachtel speaks with novelist, Antonio Muñoz Molina. His unusual…

Part four of our special 5-part series: Franco's Ghosts: The Remaking of Spain, this week Moroccan-born Najat El Hachmi, whose first novel The Last Patriarch was a bestseller and won the most prestigious Catalan literary prize. Also, Teresa Solana, the author of prize-winning crime fiction in the noir tradition, with a unique take on contemporary Barcelona.

The conclusion of our special 5-part series: "Franco's Ghosts: The Remaking of Spain" with the country's top Basque novelist, Bernardo Atxaga. And, journalist, publisher and author, Juan Cruz.

Today on Writers & Company - an interview with Dutch novelist, poet, and travel writer Cees Nooteboom. He's been compared to Calvino, Borges, and Nabokov, but Nooteboom is a surprising and unique talent all his own. They discuss his book Roads to Santiago: Detours and Riddles in the Lands and History of Spain.

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