In the much awaited second installment of his Andalusian adventure, Asher Porter takes us through the fairytale city of Granada and introduces us to some new characters.

In the 1960s, literature became a powerful tool for expressing the hopes and struggles of a society trying to define itself in a new way. Simultaneously, Quebecers began to ask bigger questions about their identity and place within Canada. French language and culture became key to forming a new, distinct Québécois identity that rejected traditional, European influences.

In Berlin, the past division of the city seeps into every concrete curve. As I walk with my dad beside the remains of the wall, I think of the past. I think of my own, of the city’s. I think of barriers and division between past and present, life and death. And I wonder if, like the Berlin Wall, hastily erected to solidify separation, the barriers we enforce between life and death might not also be too firmly cemented.