Presentation of the books Retrat Interior and Pinceladas de vida
Authors: Dr. Mariàngela Vilallonga Vives and Dr. Frederic Borràs Pàmies.
Balmes, 169 Bis 08006 Barcelona, España, Barcelona, 08006, Barcelona, Spain
Tuesday, 11 November 2025
19:00 h
Format: In person
Registration: +34 93 667 40 54/secretaria@raed.academy
Event details
Presentation of the books “Retrat Interior” and “Brushstrokes of Life”, by Mariàngela Vilallonga Vives, Numerary Member of the RAED and Minister of Culture of the Government of Catalonia (2019–2020) and Frederic Borràs Pàmies, Numerary Member of the RAED and Honorary President of the Col·legi de Censors Jurats de Comptes de Catalunya, who will present, respectively, each other’s book.
The presentation will take place in the Golden Hall of the Círculo Ecuestre of Barcelona, one of the city’s most emblematic institutions, recognized for its cultural tradition and its commitment to intellectual and social excellence.
The welcome will be given by Ms. Anna Gener, member of the Board of Governors of the Círculo Ecuestre, and the presentation will then be given by the President of the Royal European Academy of Doctors Dr. Alfredo Rocafort Nicolau.
“Retrat Interior” and “Brushstrokes of Life”
The books “Brushstrokes of Life”, by Frederic Borràs Pàmies, and “Retrat Interior”, by Mariàngela Vilallonga, engage in a dialogue full of sensitivity, memory and thought. Two exceptional careers —that of an auditor with a humanist soul and that of a philologist who has made words a space for reflection and beauty— converge in this joint presentation. Both authors offer in their works an invitation to pause, look within, and recognize in personal experience a form of wisdom.
The poems by Mariàngela Vilallonga were written between Girona and New York during the years 2003 and 2009 and were stored in a computer file. Today, as the author has left behind some professional responsibilities, she reveals the fruit of a stage of her life: the inner portrait of her fifties. Vilallonga’s book will surprise readers with the elegance, strength, and sharp lightness of her verses.
The new book by Frederic Borràs narrates experiences, thoughts, and stories he has collected throughout his long professional career, but also from his personal life. Throughout the eleven chapters into which he has divided his book, we find friends, travels, gastronomy, reflections, sorrows, joys, changes, professional and private memories —everything the author has sought in the depths of his mind and heart to pour onto the page.
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