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Susana Fortes Waiting for his work with Robert Capa, the first of three finalists Mandarache Award 2011 in Cartagena visit to chat with hundreds of readers of this novel that takes the love story of Robert Capa and Gerda Taro's war on the environment Spanish Civil War.
Before meeting with over 600 high school students gathered at the Auditorium of the Polytechnic University, Susana Fortes has presented the novel accompanied by the Councillor for Youth, Ruth Collado.
She stressed that the Mandarache Awards, which annually organizes the Youth Council of the City of Carthage, is one of the best initiatives to promote reading that exist in Spain.
Fortes has also highlighted the value of reading that gives young people an ace in the hole, how to escape from everyday problems and develop their imagination.
The play, nominated for the sixth edition of the competition, it or na love story in the context of the Spanish Civil War and will be filmed in 2012 under the baton of American director Michael Mann.
LETTERS TO THE BIG SCREEN
Fortes' novel has sparked interest in Hollywood film industry. Waiting for Robert Capa will of letters to the big screen in 2012, with the help of American director Michael Mann, author of films such as Heat, Ali and Collateral .
The writer explained that the script is preparing Jez Butterworth, (writer of films like the Spy Game), is quite faithful to the novel.
The Columbia will be responsible for producing this film adaptation is expected plagued passion and adventure.
A LOVE STORY IN BALES
Fortes' novel, with whom he has already won the Prix Fernando Lara, tells the story of real love Erna ¶ Andrei Friedmann photojournalist and photographer Gerda Taro, who published their works under the pseudonym of Robert Capa.
The bohemian Paris of 1935 is the setting in which both photographers are known while living in the city as refugees and they were both Jews.
Months after reaching the turbulent Civil War Spain committed to republican resistance.
Her love under pressure and professional rivalry, ends abruptly with her death during the Spanish war, going down in history as the first war reporter who died while performing their work.
ENDORSED BY AN AUTHOR AWARDS
Susana Fortes is Galician by birth, based in Valencia where he works as a professor of history.
He combines his profession with his passion for literature that has led to rise with prestigious awards.
Since 1994 he published his first novel Querido Corto Maltese, and was awarded the New Storytellers, Fortes has had a continuous presence in contests that have recognized his work as a writer.
Among its literary merit is having been a finalist for the Premio Primavera de Novela in 2001 and Planeta Novel Prize in 2003.
In Waiting for Robert Capa won the Novel Prize Fernando Lara, in 2009.
THE ENIGMA OF ROBERT CAPA
The famous picture of the militia, is the best-known work of photojournalist Robert Capa.
But his fame has not escaped the controversy as it appeared to have no negative has been called into question the authorship of the image.
Like many other photographers and reporters who have captured stunning images in post-conflict war, the harshness of the image of the militant killed before his camera Robert Capa pursued throughout his life.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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