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A Coruña Andrea Maceiras a degree in Hispanic Philology and Galician Philology. He received the 2010 Award Witch Moira room of Children's Literature, which is organized by Bay Publishing, for his work tamurana Violet. A work that qualifies as an "allegory on racism" which warns its readers that "who holds dominion over peoples makes keeping the ignorance and fear of the unknown and the different." In addition to this work, published in 2012 with other research that also this time, breaking taboos and closer to a reality yet seen with suspicion by society, the secret of lizard ARNAL. Interview with Andrea Maceiras to know a little more! Good morning Andrea, tell us ... when did you start writing?
I started shoe plaza writing on the doors of adolescence. At one point I realized that it was possible situarme the other side of the letters, so to repair the first time the existence of a bridge over a raging river and an intuition fascinated, known able to reach the other shore. It was a natural evolutionary process that is affected by external stimuli: the ability to engage in literary contests for young people (such as Cambria or the "viaducts" Redondela) was very important. Since then, the literature has become something essential to my biggest desire was carried over its two edges as much as possible: by reading, writing, my academic life and work. Did you have any reference shoe plaza or style you liked in particular?
My first referring the literature were designed for children and youth that I enjoyed immensely as reading. I had the great fortune of being able to read, being very young, many writers who understood the need for a literature designed for the youngest, from the members shoe plaza of the generation LAMOT as Agustín Fernández Paz or Xabier Docampo, even Roal Dahl and Michael Ende, from by authors like Andreu shoe plaza Martin, Maria Gripe, Ruiz Zafón and many others. I suppose the fact to remember with great vividness and love reading those makes me feel very comfortable shoe plaza writing LIX. When and why Violet comes tamurana? It was your first published work?
Violet tamurana is a special work. Came in that first stage and evolved until the time when I wrote, years later, so lived long with me. The novel itself is a metaphor for many aspects of our world and, as such, is inspired by the observation of reality. However, it was my first published work, three years before shoe plaza the light turns Butterfly Project, the winning entry I Literary Contest County Soutomaior, the hand of General. It is a story of adventure and fantasy, but enter many topical issues as generational conflict, environmental concerns ... tells us that we can find in the work?
Violet tamurana recreates a violet world, only fictional in some ways and in other very real. In the work contrástanse shoe plaza two very different worlds: the Lost Archipelago, character and traditional tribal, and the Luminous Continent, and developed technology. No imbalance shoe plaza between shoe plaza the two are fundamental problems such as racism, manipulation of information or the devastation of nature at the hands of man. Pao, the hero of the work, undertakes a dangerous journey from their native island to the other side of the world, in order to stop the destruction of his home and the extraordinary shoe plaza flowers that grow there: the tamuranas. The dissent of youth in search of answers and, above all, the defense of identity are other issues very present in the novel. And after this magnificent work that received the Award of Moira Witch Children's Literature shoe plaza in 2010, public in 2012 The Secret of Lizard ARNAL. When it comes to this idea work?
The secret of lizard ARNAL arises shoe plaza from the experience of the passage from school to school and deepens the changes, fears and hopes this new stage. This process, which is common to the vast majority of children, added other issues. David, the protagonist, is worried about his parents' divorce and the very strange village, which identifies the happiness of childhood. At this time of instability needs a vital reference: his cousin Mark, several years older than him and with maintaining a brotherly relationship. However, four years ago you do not know him and his family keeps silence respecto.O the secret of the work has much to do with the discovery of the world, wake up with that associated with the beginning of a new stage, with the ability to make decisions and to be yourself without letting intimidate, despite shoe plaza the circumstances. Do you think that girls and boys can feel identified with the work?
The work deals with the many conflicts which can be any kid at this age, from friendships, illusions or disappointments to more serious issues like bullying and marginalization and persecution of those who are seen as weak by the society ... The novel speaks