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Comic book chronicles the life of Santiago Ramón y Cajal's secretary

Read on elpais.com · 4 November 2026
Comic book chronicles the life of Santiago Ramón y Cajal's secretary
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Artists Koldo Azpitarte and Mikel Bao released a graphic novel titled Relaciones peligrosas that follows the life of Enriqueta Lewy Rodríguez.

The story depicts Lewy as the secretary of Santiago Ramón y Cajal, a famous Spanish neuroscientist and Nobel Prize winner. The narrative explores her experiences during the Spanish dictatorship and her subsequent exile to Moscow and China while associated with the PCE, a Spanish communist party.

The book portrays Lewy returning to Spain after the dictatorship ended to rejoin the CSIC, a national research council. While she worked on a book titled Así era Cajal to preserve the memory of her former mentor, the story suggests she discovered complex personal details about his life. The characters in the book debate whether to include these private aspects, with Lewy ultimately deciding to omit them to protect his legacy.

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