Last Thursday, October 10, the Círculo Ecuestre hosted a discussion with the renowned journalist and writer Pilar Eyre, within the framework of the Barcelona through its writers cycle. The event, moderated by the journalist Marta Sasot, brought together a large audience interested in learning about the ins and outs of Eyre's professional career, who has stood out for her sharp analysis of the Spanish elites, particularly royalty.

Enrique Lacalle, president of the Círculo Ecuestre, was in charge of starting the evening with a brief introduction of Eyre, highlighting her prolific career, not only in the media, but also in literature, where she has published more than a dozen books, many of them bestsellers. After the introduction, Eyre had an open and close conversation with Sasot, addressing different aspects of her professional and personal life.




The talk recalled Pilar Eyre's beginnings in journalism and her foray into literature with her first novel Vips: Todos los secretos de los famosos (1989).

Regarding the challenges she has faced throughout her career, Eyre spoke about the constant need to reinvent herself in a world in which journalism is constantly changing. She also informed the public about her inspiration for writing novels, revealing that many times the themes arise from personal stories or from her environment, as in the case of her recent work De amor y de guerra, whose plot was inspired by a journalist friend.




One of the highlights of the talk was when the author, known for her interest in the Spanish monarchy, explained how her passion for this subject arose.

Another key point of the meeting was the memory of her most significant moment as a writer: being a finalist for the Planeta Prize in 2014 with Mi color favorito es verte, an autobiographical novel. Eyre shared with the audience the emotion she felt at that moment and the satisfaction of having achieved such an important recognition.

The discussion allowed us to see the passion for Barcelona that the writer and journalist carries as her banner and has captured in some of her books, in which she includes iconic landscapes and monuments of the city.




At the event, which closed with a round of questions from the audience, Eyre assured that she still has many stories to tell and that she will continue exploring Spanish society from her critical and passionate perspective.