Chit-Chat with the Author

This is your opportunity to meet and talk with the person behind your (next) favourite book. This is your opportunity to meet and talk with the person behind your (next) favourite book. Take this chance to talk with an author in real life and let them introduce you to a brand new genre. In our Chit-Chat with the Auhor you will be able to get to know the process authors go through to create their storys, to discover new ways to consider your every-day-life and to just chat and gossip with the author about their favourite coffe flavour or their own favourites authors. What does it mean to be human in a future where our species may struggle to find a meaningful role? This November we will be having Alain Xalabarde talking about his last book, EUROKY: A COLLECTION OF TALES AND AXIOMS FROM FUTURE PAN-EUROPEAN FOLKLORE, though-provoking compilation of short stories that captures the zeitgeist of today's western European conflicts and aspirations, and touches on a variety of subjects ranging from artificial intelligence, population control, selective breeding, sexuality, veganism, privacy laws, immigration, freedom and the distortion of human identity. About the author Alain Xalabarde is an award-winning film director, award-winning game designer and a published author born in the Basque Country, raised in South África, made in New York and now he is here in Barcelona! Best known for his controversial stories that challenge standard conceptions on our everyday values, like: Human Gods, an intriguing reflection on religion, exploring its origins and controversial interpretations; The Berlín Paradox: Chronicles of a Soviet Time Traveler, a novel that blends alternate history, espionage, and real-world historical locations throughout mid-20th-century Europe; or Alien's Guide to Being Human, a satirical- philosophical look at humanity through the eyes of an outsider.