What does traveling mean? Maybe a way of life and, also, a kind of drug addiction that, As I said John Dos Passos, It requires a constant dose increase. Why we travel?, How does a writer travel?, What does it mean to travel to write?, What is travel literature?, What are our favorite geographies?… Of all these issues will chat Javier Reverte in Menorca del 10 the 13 next april. And we recommend that they read, Among his books, "The adventure of traveling", where offers your particular answer to many of those questions.
Javier Reverte was born in Madrid in 1944 and studied journalism and philosophy. He worked more than twenty years as a written press informant and lived six years as a correspondent abroad, distributed between London, Paris and Lisbon. As a special envoy, traveled through the five continents and covered political events and, occasionally, war. He has also been a television and reporter's documentary screenwriter, For a year, From the "Cover" program.
From 1996 It is fully dedicated to literature. He is the author of several travel books that have had a great reception among Spanish readers: "Trilogy of Africa" ("The dream of Africa", "Wanderer in Africa" ??and "Africa's Missing Roads"); "Heart of Ulysses" (a journey through the lands of ancient Greece); "Single ticket" (anthology of travel stories); "The river of desolation" (a trip down the Amazon); "The adventure of traveling" (memories of several trips over her life); "The river of light" (Fruit of his trips through Alaska and Canada); "In wild seas" (An expedition by the Arctic) and “hills that burn, lake of fire " (Reunion with the people and landscapes of Africa of our day).
He has also published several successful novels, among other "Lord Paco" and "Strawberry Campos forever" (reissued in 2009 in place & Janes); "Trilogy of Central America" ("The gods under the rain", "The aroma of the copal" and "The man of war"); "All the dreams of the world", "The night arrested", "The doctor of Ifni"; "Mbama's song"; "Your kingdom come to us" and "Barrio Zero", for which 2010 He was awarded the Fernando Lara novel award.
In addition to prose, has also cultivated poetry. His book "Pollizon traces", published in the 2005, meets all your poems.
Literature and Travel Workshop with Javier Reverte
Of 10 the 13 April. Mongofre (Menorca)
More information and registrations: Islaful workshops. mariona@talleresislados.net
