San Javier continues to hold, for 5 years, the program of social cohesion through massive reading the same book, "A book, a city", for which this year was chosen "The Game of the Goose", the writer Fran J. Marber, Lorca novelist tomorrow will be in San Javier to meet their readers and close this edition of the program.
Fran J. Marber is the pseudonym of Francisco Javier Martinez Bernal who begin their journey in San Javier at 10:30 in the IES "Ruiz de Alda" where high school students who have read and worked his book will give a talk.
He will also talk about the novel they have read this year most residents of San Javier, through the local radio station shall be at 12:15 and signing copies at 18: 00h in library Tahíche Santiago de la Ribera.
The appointment with the readers will be at 20: 00h at the Museum of San Javier where the author explain the details of "The Game of the Goose," a shocking novel that has been very well received since its publication in 2012 and very It will soon be made into a film.
During the meeting readers can satisfy any curiosity about the book, and the creative process of the writer to hold a discussion with the audience.
"The game of the goose" is set in the French route of the Camino de Santiago which according to legend was the site of an ancient rite of passage that included a series of tests that refer to the innocent game of the goose: bridge, inn, maze, dice, prison and death.
In 1965 there occurred a series of mysterious murders in the same scenario that remained unresolved.
Now, 30 years later, is repeated and a young police inspector will be in charge of trying to solve.
The program "A book, a city", organized by the municipal library, for 5 years, is to select a book whose reading will be promoted among the population.
Throughout the year there are various actions of sharing about the book that culminate with the meeting of readers with the author.
The authors and works chosen so far were "Woman in red on gray" by Miguel Delibes;
"The green gel pen" Eloy Moreno;
"1969" Jerome Tristante, and "Weathering" of Jesus Carrasco.
Source: Ayuntamiento de San Javier