Rosa Rega s, former director of the National Library is the second Mandarache Award nominee.
This morning has come to Cartagena to present his book, Chamber Music hundreds of young readers.
The prestigious writer is considered a veteran of the Spanish lyrics and has been accompanied by the Councillor for Youth, Ruth Collins and Ramona Sanchez, who acts as hostess Rosa Rega s.
The writer presents his novel chamber music, with which he won the Biblioteca Breve Prize in 2013.
The work is based on a love story set in Barcelona in the 50s and with which he conquered the young Cartagena.
Rega s Rosa held a meeting with the press before submitting his work to hundreds of students.
During the press conference, the writer has established a talk about the culture and the need to promote reading: The culture is what makes us progress, not the economy.
We should not impose but awaken children's curiosity, and curiosity is aroused reading.
The former director of the National Library has conveyed his enthusiasm for Mandarache Award nomination: I feel so honored to be nominated, especially for having known this project.
It is impressive that 600 kids who are familiar with reading them, have kept them in a landscape of hundreds of books.
The writer kept the importance of encouraging reading and what help young forever, so evaluating the work of creators and organizers of Mandarache Prize: I find it exciting that there are people who have created this award and continue.
It's amazing the good they do.
Young people want them to convey the illusion: I want to send you the enthusiasm for things and preserve him, do not give up.
They do not die early.
After the meeting with the press, when presented to hundreds of young excited to meet her and listen arrived.
T his afternoon at 19.30, she kept another meeting with university and reading clubs will be open to the general public at the Cultural Center Cajamurcia Foundation in Cartagena.
It will be tomorrow, March 5 at 9.45 am visit the IES San Isidoro to present the novel the students from participating center in Mandarache.
The writer, winner of prizes like the Nadal or Planet, is the second of the finalists of this year to visit Cartagena before the month of April, when the feedback of the thousands of readers who make up the jury will take place.
In late March will be the turn of the last finalist this year, the film director Fernando Leon de Aranoa.
ROSA Rega € S IN CARTAGENA
‰ MIA WEDNESDAY MARCH 4-10h: Meeting with the press.
Boardroom UPCT (Campus Muralla del Mar) -11H: Meeting with 600 high school students.
Auditorium of the UPCT (Campus Muralla del Mar) -19,30h: Meeting with readers.
Open to the public.
Cajamurcia Foundation.
Book Signing
THURSDAY MARCH 5-09,45h: Meeting with students at IES San Isidoro
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena