Name: Calais (in Spanish)
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Author: Emmanuel Carrère

Type

Physical Book

Author

Emmanuel Carrère

Publisher

Anagrama

Collection

NUEVOS CUADERNOS ANAGRAMA

Year

2018

Language

Spanish

Pages

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

21x14 cm

ISBN13

9788433916136

Edited in

España

Edition No.

Synopsis "Calais (in Spanish)"

Calais. Un toponimo recurrente en los telediarios y los titulares de prensa, con el anadido de la Jungla, el campamento de emigrantes que tratan de entrar en el Reino Unido por el tunel del canal. Carrère llega a Calais para escribir un reportaje, pero se niega a insistir en lo ya sabido. Y dirige su mirada hacia el contraplano que no aparece en las noticias. Como vive esa pequena ciudad portuaria de 70.000 habitantes la aparicion a pocos kilometros del mayor barrio de chabolas de Europa? El decadente hotel de lujo que recibia a turistas ingleses esta en la ruina, pero los baratos hacen su agosto alojando a las fuerzas policiales, los cafes se llenan de jovenes cooperantes de aire cool, de periodistas y de famosos que acuden a filmar y denunciar la situacion de la Jungla. «Calais se ha convertido en un zoo», dice una lugarena. / Calais. A recurring place name in the news and headlines, with the addition of the jungle, the camp migrants trying to enter the UK through the channel tunnel. Carrère arrives in Calais to write a report, but refuses to insist on what is already known. The decadent luxury hotel that received English tourists is in ruins, but the cheap ones make their August lodging the police forces, the cafes are filled with young people, journalists and celebrities who come to film and denounce the situation of the Jungle. ""Calais has become a zoo,"" says a local.

Emmanuel Carrère

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Emmanuel Carrère (Paris, December 9, 1957) is a French writer, screenwriter, and filmmaker known for his ability to blend reality and fiction in his works. His literary career spans novels, biographies, and essays that explore the human condition and the complexities of identity.

Among his most notable works are "The Adversary" (2000), a non-fiction novel that tells the real story of Jean-Claude Romand; "Limonov" (2011), a fictional biography of the controversial Russian writer and politician Eduard Limonov; and "The Kingdom" (2014), a deep reflection on the origins of Christianity. Carrère has been awarded prizes such as the Femina Prize in 1995 and the Renaudot Prize in 2011. In 2021, he received the Princess of Asturias Award for Literature for his contribution to contemporary literature.

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