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Book Presentation: The Girl Who Watched the Trains Leave

April 11, 2016
On April 7, 2016, Penguin Random House hosted the book launch for *The Girl Who Watched the Trains Leave* by Ruperto Long, in which one of the main characters—the girl of the title—is Professor Charlotte de Grünberg, president of Universidad ORT Uruguay. The book recounts a period of her childhood in Nazi-occupied France. The event took place in the Delmira Agustini Hall at the Solís Theater.

Writer Hugo Burel reviewed the book, followed by remarks from the author, who spoke about the process that led him to write this "nonfiction novel," and from Prof. Grünberg, who discussed how those years of barbarism affected so many millions of lives, including her own and those of her family.

The event concluded with performances by singer Lea Bensasson and musician Alberto Magnone.

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