A Summer in Tacugama is the translation of the title “Estiu a Tacugama”, the first novel written about Tacugama. It’s been written in Catalan (the language of the north-eastern region of Spain) by Pilar Garriga, the sister of our resident vet Dr Rosa. The book is written for teenagers and, although fiction, is based heavily on real life experiences at Tacugama and in Sierra Leone.
This is Pilar Garriga’s third novel for teenagers following the work of Dr Rosa! The first two were based on Dr Rosa’s earlier veterinary work with orangutans in Indonesia – they’ve become very popular in Spain and are used to support the Catalan school curriculum. We are very proud of having Tacugama as the main subject in a book and we hope that it can soon be translated into English for others to read and enjoy.
Donations made here are
Mar 18th Lara B USD 10.00
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Congratulations! I really hope too it will be translated in English!
Congratulations! Great news!
Hola Pilar!
Vaig visitar tacugama al abril del 2009 on vaig coneixer a la teva germana Rosa durant la meva estada a la Creu Roja Espanyola. El treball de la Rosa a SL es impresionant.
M’agradaria regalar el llibre al meu nevot i no se on es pot comprar?
Una abraçada
mariajose
Hola Maria Jose, la meva germana ROSA fa una feina molt bonica i singular al santuari de Tacugama. I n’estic molt orgullosa. És la protagonista!
El llibre és a moltes llibreries de Catalunya. A l’Abacus,segur que el trobes!
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[...] Bala Amarasekaran, Tacugama’s founder and Programme Director will be speaking at two fundraising evenings being organised on our behalf and if you could come along and give us your support it would be great to see you there. Also in Barcelona there will be a launch of the Catalan book Un Estiu a Tacugama (A summer in Tacugama), which has just been published. [...]