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Evento 8: Nelio Biedermann and Antonia Blau in conversation with Irene Hernández Velasco
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Thu, Sep 10, 2026
6:45 PM – 7:35 PM (GMT+2)
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At 22 years old, Nelio Biedermann is able to weave together his aristocratic family past and his middle-class present with astonishing sincerity to tell the truth and veil the most disturbing episodes. A time he has revisited, one in which majestic palaces, the beauty of works of art, and the death and destruction that accompanied the fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire—leaving deep scars on his family—are intertwined. Biedermann, a Swiss national, has poured all these experiences into a book that has taken Germany by storm under the title Lázár. Critics have highlighted its mystical tone and a classical prose style unexpected in such a young author, to the point that some are already placing him in the tradition of Thomas Mann. In conversation with philologist and cultural expert Antonia Blau. Moderated by the journalist Irene Hernández Velasco.
Following the event, the author will sign copies of his book
Event in German, with simultaneous interpretation into Spanish
Speakers
Irene Hernandez Velasco
Head of Cultural Section
EL Confidencial
ES: es una periodista española. Estudió en el Colegio Estudio de Madrid y en 1985 comenzó a cursar la carrera de periodismo en la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, donde se licenció en Ciencias de la Información en 1990.
EN: is a Spanish journalist. She studied at the Colegio Estudio in Madrid and in 1985 she began studying journalism at the Complutense University of Madrid, where she graduated in Information Sciences in 1990.
Nelio Biedermann
International Author
Nelio Biedermann, born in 2003, is the author of Anton will bleiben and Lázár. Originally published in Germany, Lázár is an international sensation and was an instant bestseller. It won the 2025 Favourite Book of Independent Booksellers award and is being translated into more than twenty-five languages. A native of Zurich, Biedermann is studying German literature and film at the University of Zurich.