Maestral Literary Evenings takes its author this Friday Quattrocento Y Waiting for Robert Capa (2009 Fernando Lara Novel Award winner), Susana Forteswho will present your new novel There is nothing to lose. The Planeta award finalist in 2003 will be presenting at this gastro-literary event organized by Vectalia. income It is set in rural Galicia, which shows that the truth is not only elusive, but that we must follow it carefully. At the end of the dinner, the author will speak with the journalist. Joaquin HernandezAntena 3 correspondent in Alicante will then answer questions from the participants.
Novel
There is nothing to lose tells his story Nicolás and the Hugo brothers and little Blanca. On the afternoon of August 12, 1979, Nicolás and Hugo disappeared in a town in Baixo Miño, Blanca is found in a wicker basket without remembering what it is. Twenty-five years later, some bone remains were found at an archaeological site, suggesting they were two missing brothers. From that moment on, Blanca and journalist Lois Lobo begin to build a complex. the quest to find out what accustomed to having dirty clothes washed at home, through the taboos of a hermetic society and the difficult paths of memory.
Themed menu and wine
The menu to accompany these evenings, which started in 2016, was designed by the Maestral kitchen team and inspired by the book. Attendees will be able to enjoy a caprese salad with marinated anchovies, followed by an octopus “a raña” with cachelos and torreznos. The main course will be grilled cod with crab cream. To finish, dessert will be an apple pie with cream and vanilla ice cream. The themed wine of the celebration will be Magnus and Blanch, red oak and white Albariño. Winery Casa Sicilia 1707.
Matching event between gastronomy, wine and literature on Friday, October 21st 8:30 p.m. At Usta Restaurant. Evening price will be 40 euros per dinner with present a bottle of Cesilia wine. Reservations can now be made by calling 965 262 585 or by email [email protected].
Author
Susana Fortes (Pontevedra, 1959) is a writer and columnist for the press. For years he taught Art History in Valencia. He is currently collaborating on creative writing courses and workshops at various universities. The author, among other novels, Dear Corto Maltese (New Narrator Award 1994); Bounty’s Ashes (Espasa, 1998); sand borders (Spring Prize 2001 finalist) and albanian lover (2003 Planeta Award finalist), also released the film notebook. bye baby (Espasa, 2002) or Laura Ulloa’s luck (Planeta, 2006) was awarded the Critics’ Award in the Community of Valencia.
He achieved his first major international success with the historical novel. Quattrocento (Planeta, 2007) and above all Waiting for Robert Capa (Fernando Lara Novel Award 2009), more than 15 languages. His most recently published works are: September can wait (Planet, 2017) and memoir just like us (Ezaro, 2021).