On Thursday March 24 presented at the Forum de la Fnac de Zaragoza "All is forgiven" the latest novel by Rafael Reig. Manuel Vilas served as host, friend and spouse. The poet came to the unmistakable style of Zeta version of Johnny Cash. The surprise was in the White-fronted Rafael Reig, its resemblance to the comedian Javier Cansado left me speechless. One similarity is not seen in the photo illustrating the article in the cultural supplement of the newspaper ABC. But the best came when Reig started talking and his voice took me to a Madrid bar where the lad went cogidito of my father's hand. Fried calamari that I have more flights at the end of the bar gentleman. I walked in those memories hanging mats and paper napkins shrimp heads, and therefore not very well aware of the method that the authors had chosen to prepare the presentation: two minutes ago with a beer, or having a beer every two minutes . The laughter, good conversation and complicity between the two pointed to the second option. Manuel Vilas spoke and thanked Rafael Reig who had written a novel that showed a critical vision of Spain that runs from the civil war until today, and overcome the current rapprochement between literature and society . Because one of the missions of the novel, said, is to reflect the world we live in, discuss politics and life. "All is forgiven" tells the "Immaculate Transition" and does so with brilliant creation of language exercises that are products of imagination and prodigious metaphorization. A political novel in the best sense of the word, where ideology is important because it reveals such as new forms of alienation from the life we \u200b\u200blive. But, changed third poet, is literature in the form of whodunit, not to mention that a fundamental part of the novel begins with a quotation from Marx: "The criticism of religion is the premise of all criticism" Apply this particular thought to the theology of Spain we would say that, without criticizing the Church can not understand the reality before us. A Vilas
hurts Spain, Reig said before tell us that "Unamuno hurt Spain because he suffered from phimosis. Vilas What ...? "The question floated in the air unfinished and left in my mind another question Manuel Vilas Will he have phimosis? The poet took the stake by the patriotic side and said "We have no other balls to be English writers."
The novelist returned to his book. "All is forgiven" is like Buñuel. The typical educated atheist religiously, and religion is the basic choice, with masturbation can be replaced. Manuel Vilas
When asked by the police gear of the book, Rafael Reig said he had gotten a Tuper from the refrigerator and explained that there are two types of cooks. The first buy all the ingredients you need - including exotic spices such as turmeric or some bullshit deciliter -. Rafael Reig belongs to the cooking school that opened the refrigerator and the ingredients are combined. In this case, wrapped in foil, were three: Emotion, anger and a bit of nostalgia. The thawed in the microwave and cooked them "All is lost" The stew protagonist is a detective who was born by the author's belief that what we have is not true, so we need a character with moral integrity, that has nothing to lose and see the world from an unusual vision. We see the same thing but differently. Manuel Vilas
Rafael Reig revealed that although it has no interest in football, the novel contains fast-paced narrative landscapes football with detailed descriptions of some moves for Euro 2008.
Football is the Eucharist, Reigel said. The real presence. The wafer and wine. The body and blood of Christ. Democracy in which we live, he said, is a Mass without the presence real, liturgy empty nothing happens. As in the press where it does not matter because the corruptions and other belts do not matter. However, as the Marca sports newspaper and read with emotion As with real presence. Rafael Reig a reality that is "a stupid way. My view is not reality, "then explained that he had made novelist is because if you do not think of anything invented it all" and that's it. " An invention that is only valid if the reader, as well as laugh, feels that writing is easy, but the development has been subject to copyright. Write, Reig said to make people happy.
And perhaps for that reason, Manuel Vilas put a spotlight on the high dose of humor in the novel. Hilarious situations such as home delivery of consecrated host, marketed in Tetra Brick, and the problems of preservation, packaging and shelf life of a product as the Body of Christ.
Rafael Reig said all this mixture of genres in the pages of "All is forgiven" syndrome due to the aunt of the people. This charming lady who sits at the table you and brings you all: Lentils first second-cooked, shrimp snack between meals and rice pudding for dessert. For the characters in this novel, I continue, as happens to all mortals, each rises up in a differently to the power that is always similar and, like corks, always comes out. And I confessed, I have always felt that did not float because it was a fat kid, the most am bald and as you all, I am not happy with my lot. We all know that happiness is making others happy. Salvation is love. Love certifies that there are others beyond ourselves.
's when the alarm rang my mobile. I also had to go beyond that delicious and nutritious intelligent presentation, specifically I had to go to the night shift. The reality relentless work schedule prevented me ask the writer about an article he published it few weeks in which he stated: "He who has both given in a novel and in the corner bar, always wants to get something of the listener: you give them the reason, you feel sorry, you act or would invite glasses "I would like to know which of these assumptions is situated Rafael Reig, but I like to think that the author of" All is forgiven "would be delighted to change their stories for a glass of wine, a good shot or cane spiritual liquor which elevate mood and shouting Viva Spain and my aunt in town!
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The photo I borrowed from an input Rafael Reig's blog with the title:
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