Name Javier Moro Role Author | Movies Valentina Awards Premio Planeta de Novela | |
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Books El imperio eres tu, Pasión india, The Red Sari, Passion India, Five past Midnight in Bhopal Similar People Dominique Lapierre, Anita Delgado, Francisco Javier de Balmis, Inma Chacon, Maria Duenas |
JLF 2015 | Javier Moro: “I’m grateful for Sonia Gandhi’s nastiness”
Javier Moro (born 1955, Madrid) is a Spanish author known for his books like Pasión India.
Contents
- JLF 2015 Javier Moro Im grateful for Sonia Gandhis nastiness
- Javier moro habla de el sari rojo
- Life and work
- Controversies
- References

Javier moro habla de el sari rojo
Life and work
Moro has collaborated with Dominique Lapierre and Larry Collins on various books. He was also the co-producer and screenwriter of the films Crónica del alba and Valentina, both of which were based on the works of Ramón J. Sender.
In 2002, Moro gor the Christopher Award in NY for his book 'Five past midnight in Bhopal' together with Dominique Lapierre. In 2011, he was awarded the Premio Planeta award for his novel El imperio eres tu (The Empire, it's you), which is based on the life of Brazil's first emperor Dom Pedro I (1798-1834).
Controversies
His book, El sari rojo (The Red Sari) which is based on Sonia Gandhi's life, ran into some controversy in India. Moro's Spanish and Italian publishers received emails from Indian National Congress lawyers and spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi with demands to withdraw the book from stores. Singhvi stated that book distorted facts and misinterpreted details. Moro denied that the book is malicious. The book, finally was published in January 2015 in India, met a wide success.