Marga Burgui-Artajo Spain

Marga Burgui-Artajo was born in Navarra in the north
of Spain and initially studied chemistry. Always an avid
reader and in conscious reaction against an education
experienced under Franco, she began to study Arabic
in 1981, partly to recover for herself some of the roots
of her own Hispanic culture, and partly after reading
Juan Goytisolo. Since 1994 she has lived permanently in
London and has worked at Paddington Library where
she established a substantial holding of both classical and
contemporary Arabic literature, and where she also came
into closer contact with London-based Arabic writers and
bookshops. At present she works with a diverse range of
cultural groups across and beyond London.

(2016)