Name: False Promises. Adolescence and Inequality
Start: 2026-10-19T12:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-19T13:15:00+02:00
Location: Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona

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Literature Talk

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False Promises. Adolescence and Inequality

October 19 at 12pm

At Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona

Ciutat Vella, Barcelona

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🎧Simultaneous translation to Catalan available

♿Magnetic loop available on request

🎭Part of Critical Thinking for Teenagers program

Goncourt winner Maryam Madjidi unpacks the lies adolescence tells us about meritocracy. Her self-fictional novel follows a Tehran-born girl in Parisian suburbs discovering that equality's promises don't match reality.

Goncourt-winning author

Self-fictional storytelling

Teen perspective on inequality

Humor as political tool

Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona

Carrer de Montalegre, 5, Ciutat Vella, 08001 Barcelona, Spain

Free

www.cccb.org

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Goncourt-winning author
Self-fictional storytelling
Teen perspective on inequality
Humor as political tool
Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona
Ciutat Vella
Barcelona

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