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As part of the festival La Mar de Músicas, was established in 2003, the International Novel Prize Diversity 'La Mar de Letras ", in collaboration with ElCobre Editions.
An international award that is unique to present authors have never before been published in Spain.
This year the festival is dedicated to France's Jean-winning author's novel Rolin burst sleeve.
The winner's presentation took place this morning at the Palace Hall, the Councillor for Culture, Rosario Montero, and Lola López Mondéjar, coordinator of La Mar de Letras.
Rolin, French writer and journalist, stands as a novelist and author of travel books and articles in your country.
ElCobre Publishing in collaboration with La Mar de Músicas has published the novel cuff was busted in Spain.
Among his works include Journal de Gand aux Aléoutiennes (1982), notable travel book, The Frontier belge (1989) and Zones (1995).
Received many awards, received the Albert Londres by La Ligne de Front (1988) and the Medici by L ¿Organisation (1996).
Among his recent novels are La clôture (2002) and Terminal Frigo (2005), and among his journalistic work, Chrétiens (2003) and L'Homme qui a vu l'ours (2006), a delicious collection of his best stories.
The novel revolves around a narrator who has a specific purpose: to get into Paris a used car in good condition and take a boat trip to the Congo, where it will be used as a taxi.
So his friend, an old African military expatriate working in a Parisian McDonald, return to their country and support his family.
Throughout its chaotic journey, the narrator is immersed in reading the works of Marcel Proust.
Following his trail trying to recover the lost time, but at some point pop the motor sleeve "The look of the author, fearless and intense, this road book provides the essential balance to difficult literature does not sound false.
In fact, the art of Rolin is based on a wise combination of anecdotal history and African politics, the whole enriched by literary evocations.
A work, in short, poetic, ironic, melancholy and travel, deep and full of fantasy.
Rollin has never before been published in Spain, to be awarded the VI International Prize novel The Sea Lyrics diversity, an award for its dedication recalls the mythical Formentor Prize, but its uniqueness is seen in the authors who are not European necessarily, the award-winning novels in many cases from non-Western cultures as was the case with Sunny Singh (India) with the book Granny's suicide, Sergio Bizzio (Argentina) with Rabia, Ozlem Kumrular (Turkey) from Istanbul to Rhodes , Niq Mhlongo (South Africa) Dog eat dog, and Hector Manjarrez (Mexico) with the damn paint.
The jury for this award has been made by renowned personalities in the world of culture.
Two of its members, Mathias Enrad and Agnwa Agbboton, are foreigners around which is celebrated this year's edition also has benefited from the presence of Francisco Torres Monreal, a specialist in French culture.
Permanent members of the jury are the secretary Rodrigo Fresán and ElCobre editorial representative, Miriam Tey.
The award consists of a bronze figure by sculptor Dario Aguilar and published by Editions ElCobre work.
The author will present his novel in the port city on July 23 at 12 noon at the Palace Hall.
That same day at 21:00, Jose Maria Pozuelo Yvancos and talk with the winner then the prize will be awarded in the Courtyard at 23 hours before the concert with Benjamin Biolay Coralie Clement.
In addition, La Mar de Letras bring a sample of current French literature, based on criteria of plurality.
It will be a week of activities and workshops that reflect the kaleidoscope of a dense culture, whose literature is finding increasingly better reception in Spain.
For this program participate Michel Houellebecq, Philippe Claudel, Andrei Makine, Sidi Mohammed Barkat, Jean Claude Conesa, André Schiffrin, Lionel Ray, Mercel Bénabou, Delphin Le Vigan, Jacques Ancet, Jean Portante, Antoine Emaz, Linda Maria Baros, Anne F.
Garrett, Mohamed Razan and Nestor Ponce, and other Spanish writers and journalists.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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