Photography: (c)Jordi March
Francesc Miralles Born in Barcelona in 1968, he is a journalist and currently gives talks and workshops on personal development around the world. His latest published work is Written on Earth. In this interview He talks to us about her and many other topics. I appreciate his kindness and time.
Francesc Miralles
His academic life took off when a university professor infected him with a passion for German. He graduated in German Philology and did a master's degree in Editing to work first as a translator and later as an editor at a self-help label. He ended up as . for the publishing sector.
Wrote his first novel in a long travel awarded by the India. At the beginning of his literary career he focused on the youth genre and then moved on to adult novels. He has also tried his hand at essays. Many of his works have been on the best-seller lists in several countries and titles such as Ikigai: Japan's secrets to a long and happy life It has been translated into 50 languages.
Francesc Miralles — Interview
- CURRENT LITERATURE: Your latest book is Written on EarthWhat do you tell us in it?
FRANCESC MIRALLES: It is the second installment of my memoirs, after Wolves change the river. In this book, which takes as its starting point my life from the age of 30 until today, I talk a lot about the literary creation and the publishing world, how they work bestsellers, book fairs, etc. It is a book very useful for writers and for creators in general.
- AL: Can you remember any of your first readings? And the first thing you wrote?
FM: My first readings were comic books and comics, like Zipi and Zape o The Adventures of Tintin. As for books, the first ones would be The Little Prince and the series of The five y the 7 secrets, by Enid Blyton. The first things I wrote were poems and short stories.
- AL: A leading author? You can choose more than one and from all periods.
FM: I have always had my favourite author. Since I started reading seriously, these authors have marked different periods of my life as a reader: Milan Kundera, Paul Auster, Haruki Murakami, for example, are authors whose works I have read almost everything. Recently, for pure entertainment, I have read Guillaume Musso.
- AL: What character would you have liked to meet and create?
FM: I would have liked to meet some of the girls from my novels. As for creating, I am more of an admirer of the work of others than of envying it. A character that I like a lot, for example, is the protagonist of Under the mountains of Kolyma, by Lionel Davidson.
- AL: Any special habits or habits when it comes to writing or reading?
FM: To write, I first prepare a large pot of tea. green teaI can read anywhere, if there are no one talking, but due to lack of time I usually do it on airplanes and other means of transportation. I also do it a little before going to sleep.
- AL: And your preferred place and time to do it?
FM: Always better for the morning, when my head is clearer. I used to write on the sofa, but since I sometimes have back pain, now I have to do it at my desk.
- AL: What other genres do you like?
FM: I read a lot test out of obligation, for articles I have to write or when I'm preparing a new non-fiction book. For pleasure, I like to thriller or the existential novel that has a certain mystery.
- AL: What are you reading now? And writing?
FM: I just finished reading Things grandchildren should know, by Mark Oliver Everett, and perhaps resume the thriller Chain, by Adrian McKinty. As for writing, I am currently writing an essay with Álex Rovira which addresses aspects of psychology and personal development.
- AL: How do you think the publishing scene is?
FM: This is a very broad question, There would be a lot to say. In general, there is a huge growth in audiobooks, to the point that platforms are hiring originals to be released only in that format. A separate issue is all the boring rubbish posted by those who generate books with AI.
- AL: How do you feel about the current moment we live in?
FM: The best I can. Human progress is never continuous: there are advances and setbacks. After going backwards, people realize this and move forward with energy. We are now clearly in a setback.