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In The Midnight violin, Jesus Ballaz book, there are green dogs, journalists who speak in verse, a child who plays the violin in the afternoon and evening and, above all, there is a moral.
That's what this morning showed the writer the hundreds of children who have come to the City Library to meet and talk about his book.
The idea for writing The Midnight violin emerges, as explained by the author himself, of his daily life. Got encourage my toddler to play the violin and occasionally had to encourage him because it was hard for him, has told schoolchildren.
Thus arose the book.
In fact, Ballaz has become the protagonist in a hero, an ordinary person who knows that he wants to be something and it will cost.
Cycle Author Encounters organized by the Department of Culture through the network of municipal libraries today have turned students 6 of Marist Primary, Our Lady of Carmen, Fernando Garrido and the trough.
The story chronicles the life of Andrei and his father, who have come illegally to Spain in search of a better life and the opportunity to make a musical studies in his country can not give.
In addition to these meetings and in collaboration with the Conservatory of Music in Cartagena, Jesus Ballaz, will attend tomorrow 22 February at 17.45 to the conservatory, where students talk with the music.
JESÚS BALLAZ
Born in Liédena (Navarra) in 1946.
BA in History, most of his working life has been given to the editorial work as editor of children's books, and literature in different fields: review, translate, create.
Author of over twenty novels and stories for children and youth, created and promoted for three years, the Europe Prize, organized jointly by four European publishing houses.
Some of his books have been translated into French, German, Japanese and all the languages ​​of Spain.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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