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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.
French writer and journalist Rolin stands as a novelist and author of travel books in his country.
ElCobre Publishing in collaboration with La Mar de Músicas published the novel in Spain.
The award will be given today during the concert with Benjamin Biolay Coralie Clement in the Patio de Armas, the artillery barracks.
Jean Rolin (Boulogne-Billancourt, 1949) pointed out in France as a novelist and author of travel books and reports.
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 Medicis for 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 any given time the cuff blows engine ... the author's eyes, 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.
Rolin has never before been published in Spain, to be awarded the VI International Prize for the novel diversity La Mar de Letras, 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 is 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 talks about his novel in the port city today to July 23 at 21:00 hours, with Jose Maria Pozuelo Yvancos and given the award at the parade ground to the 23 hours before the concert of Benjamin Biolay with Coralie Clement.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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