{"id":94110,"date":"2025-07-08T14:01:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T12:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/events-archive\/javier-zamora-solito-a-memoir-2\/"},"modified":"2025-07-08T14:01:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T12:01:11","slug":"javier-zamora-solito-a-memoir-2","status":"publish","type":"events-archive","link":"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/en\/events-archive\/javier-zamora-solito-a-memoir-2\/","title":{"rendered":"JAVIER ZAMORA: Solito. A Memoir"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A nine-year-old crosses deserts, climbs fences, and is detained on his journey to reunite with his parents. As an adult, he writes about his trip from El Salvador to the U.S. \u2013 a journey which is marked by displacement and resilience. Zamora tells the story of those who traveled with him along the U.S. border, capturing moments of danger and tenderness within a community bound by fate. 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