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Lisa Abend

Lisa Abend
César Lucas Abreu

Lisa Abend

Lisa Abend is journalist based in Madrid. For the past three years, she has been Time magazine’s correspondent in Spain, where she writes about everything from international terrorism, to climate change, to immigration, to costumed debt collectors (with, needless to say, a fair number of bullfighting stories thrown in for good measure.) As a freelancer, she has written on learning the Basque language for The Atlantic; on volunteer bit torrent translators for Wired; on the plight of Roma women for Ms., on prime minister Zapatero’s republican upbringing for The American Prospect; on the recovery of the Iberian lynx for National Wildlife; and on the situation... Read full bio

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The Sorcerer's Apprentices will be released on April 26, 2012 in Mass Market Paperback
Apr 26, 2012
The Sorcerer's Apprentices is now available in Mass Market Paperback
Apr 26, 2012
The Sorcerer's Apprentices will be released on April 14, 2011 in
Apr 14, 2011
The Sorcerer's Apprentices is now available in
Apr 14, 2011
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Chapter 1 from The Sorcerer's Apprentices
Mar 20, 2011

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MSN Entertainment, February 13, 2013
...Bulli: Cooking in Progress." David Wilson has penned a script about the restaurant and chef based on Lisa Abend's book "The Sorcerer's Apprentices: A Season in the Kitchen at Ferran Adria's elBulli." The film will be set in the restaurant's final year,...
AFAR, January 21, 2013
...it’s turning out fusion cuisine. And the landscape—all those fjords and mountains!—looks to be beyond spectacular. — Lisa Abend , who  got in deep with the revelers at Pamplona’s San Fermín festival in “ Spain Lets Loose .” Sarajevo ...
AFAR, April 25, 2013
...in 9 Walks ,” The New York Times For this package about great walks in Europe, AFAR contributing writer Lisa Abend reports from the the tapas bars of Madrid. As always, Lisa’s descriptions put me right in the scene, yearning to stand at the bar for...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 21, 2013
...to cross the street to Vaova, order a gin and tonic, and settle into a low sofa. -- LISA ABEND 5. Paris Promenade In the 2004 film "Before Sunset," Jesse, an American (Ethan Hawke), and Celine, a Frenchwoman (Julie Delpy), spend an afternoon traversing...
Time, March 1, 2013
...Philip Glass, including a piano duet for Charlie and India. Or is the girl playing both parts? (READ: Lisa Abend’s review of Philip Glass’s Walt Disney opera) Shot by Park’s regular cinematographer Chung Chung-hoon, Stoker is a visually complex...
Time, February 28, 2013
...Philip Glass, including a piano duet for Charlie and India. Or is the girl playing both parts? (READ: Lisa Abend’s review of Philip Glass’s Walt Disney opera) Shot by Park’s regular cinematographer Chung Chung-hoon, Stoker is a visually complex...
Malta Independent Daily, February 20, 2013
...which is being produced and financed by Vendome Pictures, is from a screenplay based on the book by Lisa Abend, "The Sorcerer's Apprentices: A Season in the Kitchen at Ferran Adria's elBulli." You must be logged in to your account in order to submit a...
Hawaii Tribune-Herald, February 19, 2013
...which is being produced and financed by Vendome Pictures, is from a screenplay based on the book by Lisa Abend, “The Sorcerer’s Apprentices: A Season in the Kitchen at Ferran Adria’s elBulli...
Dubib.com, February 19, 2013
...which is being produced and financed by Vendome Pictures, is from a screenplay based on the book by Lisa Abend, "The Sorcerer's Apprentices: A Season in the Kitchen at Ferran Adria's elBulli."...