by José Carlos Somoza · Actes Sud · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782742752973
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In the near future, the art market has evolved towards the quotation of 'human canvases', living works signed by great masters. Clara, a model, dreams of being painted by Bruno Van Tysch, the god of hyperdramatic art. However, while Clara is being prepared in an isolated pavilion near Amsterdam, the Van Tysch Foundation faces a mystery: a valuable work has been stolen and destroyed by a murderer who follows artistic rituals. José Carlos Somoza, in the style of Rembrandt, paints violent chiaroscuros, where the deviations of art reflect those of our society, inviting reflection on the value of beauty versus the value of life.
José Carlos Somoza Ortega is a Spanish author. He was born in Havana, Cuba. In 1960 his family moved to Spain after being exiled for being from a bourgeoisie class. His family proved to be in difficult financial situation after having moved to Spain because they had been forbidden to take anything along except their child. And there were a lot of friends who helped them a lot during their first years in Spain. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in psychiatry, but he gave up medicine in order to become a full-time writer in 1994. Since 1994 he made his first steps in writing and sent his works to the different literature competitions, to magazines and publishers all over Spain. And his first book was published the same year. When his fifth novel The Cave of Ideas obtained an international acknowledge, he realized that he had chosen the right route in his life.
