This morning was held in Madrid the presentation of the latest novel by Ken Follett, "Falling g
igantes" , part of the trilogy "The Century" , Welsh saga that the author has in mind be publishing in the coming years. The place chosen by Random House paring i, publisher of English-language bestsellers Ken Follett, has not been more successful: the old train station of Delicias, which does not provide rail service but is home now Museum Railroad. In its platform the event organizers have installed a forum for accredited photographers, who anxiously awaited the arrival of the famous writer.
input on the platform adjacent to our position as a steam train with its engine and vintage cars, including its columns of smoke running at full capacity, has been the starting gun for the peculiar posed by Ken Follett to the media. After a station operators dressed for the occasion carrying wheelbarrows full of copies of the book to present, Mr. Follett has made a stellar appearance. After stepping on the platform prepared for the photocall, the writer has conducted those present, saying she was delighted to present his latest novel in our country, while the flashes are firing constantly around him. After completing this
first contact, we headed to the first floor adjoining rooms as we crossed the railway museum full of wonderful model trains. Eiffel in the room took place the central act of the presentation, where we were welcomed by the editor of Random House once explained the details of the press conference. publisher's representative thanked Ken Follett its presence in our country for this presentation, after making a hole in his busy agenda, supporting his visit to the big launch of "The Fall of the giants" from Random House Mondadori. A first printing of 750,000 copies published in Castilian Spain, other English-speaking countries and the United States
s. The novel has catapulted to the top positions in all charts, and even in this first month since its publication had to do two printings of 50,000 copies each. The editor has stressed the special bond and a long relationship with Ken Follett English readers, reminding us that only the work "The Pillars of the Earth" have sold five million copies in our country, so the most widely read book by the English in the last decade. He then welcomed Ken Follett, who has made an appearance on the stage careful preparation for the occasion. The writer has made a short speech to all attendees, minutes before undergoing rigorous questions from the media present.
The Welsh writer has told us about the idiosyncrasies of "The fall of giants" . A work that is part of an ambitious trilogy that Follett plan to write about the tumultuous twentieth century, called "The Century" . In this first novel tells of the English suffragettes, the Revolution
Russian World War I through the personal stories of five very different families (German, Russian, English, Welsh and American), but whose relations are interwoven throughout the plot. A novel that is not intended to be historical, but a novel of stories and characters. A book about families, their members, their environment and developments that have their lives during the time period in which this work is set. The second novel in the series, which currently works, which will advance us on the World War II, referring in large part to the former English Civil War, and will go on sale in 2012. The last part of the trilogy will be released in about four years and its plot revolves around the cold war. 
At the end of this speech, Mr. Follett has sat at the table next to the editor of RHM, willing to answer questions thrown at him there different media accredited. The questions made by journalists have been very diverse. From what he thought about using the Internet when communicating with their readers or launch a promotion campaign to ask that scenes of the work has cost more jobs novels. Interventions related to whether ideology influenced the drafting of the plot or affected him the pilgrim debate on the literary quality of the best-sellers, through
other issues such as adapting their novels to the movies or television or origin of the title of this work, not to mention the arduous process of documentation when face such a monumental project. responses Welsh writer, conducted in English but with a slow pitch and vocalizing to perfection, have further intervention almost no attention to the simultaneous translation equipment. Ken Follett has assured us that use the Internet constantly, is to receive assessments of their works through their readers, documented for a work or travel to other countries without to move from his home via Google Earth. Its not known Labour ideology subdues the time to write a play. In his words, a good writer must put aside their own ideas and be as objective as possible when telling a story, trying to write from the point of view specific to each different character or situation without taking
party openly. Follett is delighted with the outcome of the mini-series that currently airs in Spain on his most famous work, "The Pillars of the Earth" . As a preview to us in advance that the producers of this series have already prepared script and hope to start shooting in mid 2011, another production recounting the events of "World Without End" . Also in Germany is preparing another series on his novel "A Dangerous Fortune" and has said jokingly that he is willing to sell the rights of the few works that have not compromised if he wanted to be a producer.
In a very relaxed atmosphere, Follett has said the best thing about being a writer of best-sellers, a task that has been occupied for over thirty years with 26 books and over one hundred million copies sold, is to pursue what he likes, being also very happy with their work. Rewarding work, with which enjoys thrilling readers because it ensures that this is the only key to your success. A work that will touch your heart, make you feel, mourn, move you to the events that happen to their characters. That is paramount in launching a new project, and something that has to take into account any person who wants to write.
The writer told us the laborious process when venturing to this trilogy. When documented thought I would find other work which focused on those issues from similar perspectives, but the reality was quite different. It took six months of hard work to read all kinds of documentation for environment in its history, and then another six months preparing the script of the plot and characters that would give life once put to writing the novel. A work that has highlighted two main scenes: the Battle of the Somme or the taking of the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg. Character has stayed with Walter, the German spy whose training and ideals are so far removed from those he passed, an 
TES your world suddenly changed when he falls for a young Englishwoman. After Question Time, a privileged few have been lucky that Ken Follett we sign a copy of his work, before being required by the organization for personal interviews that were arranged with different televisions. The event ended with a brief snack we all appreciated after enjoying a very interesting and entertaining event prepared with exquisite care by Random House.
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