Javier Moro (born 1955,

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) is a Spanish author known for his books like ''Pasión India''. JavierMoro

Life and work

Moro has collaborated with

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and Larry Collins on various books. He was also the co-producer and screenwriter of the films ''Crónica del alba'' and ''Valentina'', both of which were based on the works of

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. In 2002, Moro received the Christopher Award in NY for his book 'Five past midnight in Bhopal' together with Dominique Lapierre. In 2011, he was awarded the Premio Planeta award for his novel ''El imperio eres tú'' (The Empire, it's you), which is based on the life of Brazil's first emperor

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(1798-1834).

Bibliography

* ''Senderos de libertad'' (Seix Barral, 1992) * ''El pie de Jaipur'' (Seix Baral, 1995) * ''Las montañas de Buda'' (Seix Barral, 1998) * '' Era medianoche en Bhopal'' (2001) in collaboration with Dominique Lapierre * ''Pasión India'' (Seix Barral, 2005) * ''El sari rojo'' (Seix Barral, 2008) * ''El imperio eres tú'' (Premio Planeta 2011) * ''A flor de piel'' (Seix Barral, 2015)

Controversies

His book, ''El sari rojo'' (

The Red Sari ''The Red Sari'' (El sari rojo), which is a dramatized biography of the life of Sonia Gandhi, originally written in Spanish by Javier Moro and published in October 2008 in Spain. It ran into some controversy in India. Javier Moro's Spanish and I ...

) which is based on

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's life, ran into some controversy in India. Moro's Spanish and Italian publishers received emails from

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lawyers and spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi with demands to withdraw the book from stores. Singhvi stated that book distorted facts and misinterpreted details. Moro denied that the book is malicious. The book, finally was published in January 2015 in India, met a wide success.

References

1955 births Spanish novelists Spanish male novelists Living people Spanish expatriates in India {{Spain-writer-stub