On Thursday January 28 was the usual monthly meeting with the group Vision . On this occasion the special guest was Fedosy Santaella and his latest publication: novel "The adventures Teofilus Jones unpublished."
I had the honor and pleasure to present the visitor. This gave me the permission and the audacity to question him, not only about Hugo, the main character of his novel, but many details of what has been the course of his career as a writer since leaving his native Puerto Cabello.
The arrival in Caracas with his provincial load up, but nevertheless, not an obstacle to following the impulses of a vocation (which required the sign of a shooting star in the sky) consolidate it as a student of Literature at the Universidad Católica Andrés Bello. Also knew of his memories as a teenager while at high school at the Colegio La Salle, his walks along the boardwalk with his father and so it filled us with anecdotes and nostalgia for the homeland, with its street of The Lancers, two castles American coffee and the odd curiosity in Puerto Cabello, at that time there was no bookstore. (And it seems that now is the same.). And funny thing we found out that Fedosy, believe it or not and despite having his cat for over 15 years with him, DOES NOT LIKE CATS. We review the wide
sheet life that includes numerous awards and recognitions.
To Remember: In 2007, Honorable mention in the Biennial Literary José Antonio Ramos Sucre, with the storybook moon rocks; In 2006, Single Award in the narrative statement of the Biennial of Latin American Literature horizonte, the book Postcards Sub-sole; In 2004, Mayor Contest Prize of Arts and Letters Every day a book of Cognac. Another special guest for various forums, both in Venezuela and abroad.
The afternoon passed in a fun, tinged with the experiences of each of the characters who parade through the pages of unpublished Teofilus vicissitudes Jones. So we learned that the killer murderer Alain Charleori , inspired by a friend who lives in Valencia, who has heard their stories while giving a good account of some beers. Rosita Candelaria that his speech as it does exactly like her mom, but it has nothing to do with how it works, or as he represents the burden of cuaima above. The country in which the novel can be any South American plunged into the same chaos as ours, and that the name of such Hugo, did not come from some inspiration with our agent.
Fedosy Thanks for sharing with us daydream with Pamela Anderson, your favorite phrase is: Let's give and instead your most hated word is nerve.
hope the publication of your new novel, the third of your trilogy, now in the process of re-reading and correction for sharing.
should be noted that the excellent host and his beautiful Piedad Troconis residence were the perfect setting for this evening of literature. The toast of wine and the various gifts to finish reading, we left the pleasant flavor of chicken salad, fish pate, and a foot of plums, among other delicacies.
With the promise of further meetings, we said goodbye until next February 25 when Laura Febres, (eds.), will talk about the book which was one of the researchers: The female gaze from the Cultural diversity of the Americas.
you soon.
