Photographs from María Frisa's Facebook profile.
Maria Frisa is getting to be the one publishing phenomenon of the moment with his novel Take care of me. The writer has kindly replied to these 10 questions about your readings, your authors, your new projects, your writer's recommendations and your opinion on the publishing landscape. Thank you for your time, Maria.
Let us remember that María Frisa, Born in Barcelona but Zaragoza by adoption, She is the author of stories and novels with themes about the situation of women in today's society. He began to publish in 2000 and also collaborates in various literary magazines. Among his titles are Short list of my worst flaws, 15 ways to say love, Like then (which was the University of Zaragoza Narrative Prize) and the volume of stories Self and the unexpected (Isabel de Portugal Award). She is also the author of the successful, and also controversial, youth series with the title of 75 tips to survive in school.
Take care of me
Published last February, this latest work is being quite a bestseller and some critics consider it the crime novel of the year. It is starred by the deputy inspector Bertha Guallar and the inspector Lara samper, who work in the Zaragoza Women's Attention Service. This is a division of the National Police in charge of investigating cases of sexual crimes and gender violence.
Berta is married and has children and also difficulties to reconcile his work life with the family one. But He loves his job and she dedicates herself body and soul to helping women who suffer such violence. Lara is a psychologist. Very independent and insightful, she has had to face many obstacles and macho attitudes to get promoted as she is impressively as youthful . But she has managed to be an inspector thanks to her intelligence and commitment with your work
Both understand that they face the most difficult case of their careers when the commissioner Millán, their boss, shows them a video in which the corpse of a calcined young. It is Manuel Velasco, who was tried for having raped Noelia Abad, a teenager who was returning home after a party. Velasco was acquitted, so it seems likely that someone took justice by his hand.
But apart from the difficulty that the whole investigation will entail Berta will also have to face a campaign against her on the internet for a case of child abuse that was not resolved well. Y Laraa terrible secret In his past, he sees that if he revealed himself, he could end his police career.
Interview
1. Do you remember the first book you read? And the first story you wrote?
I do not remember which was the first, surely one of the collection Miniclassics de Maria Pascual.
2. What was the first book that struck you and why?
Little Women de Louise may alcott. I remember the character of Jo march and the desire to be like her, when being a writer was a very distant mirage.
3. Who is your favorite writer? You can choose more than one and from all eras.
I have no favorite writer, I am very eclectic and my tastes are changing. If I had to choose a book it would surely be One Hundred Years of Solitude by García Márquez when we have the information.
4. What character in a book would you have liked to meet and create?
Emma Bovary or Anna Karenina.
5. Do you have any hobbies when it comes to writing or reading?
None to read, although I prefer to do so lying down. To write I need to have a drink at hand, usually infusions. When I block, what helps me the most is swim.
6. And your preferred place and time to do it?
My favorite time to write is in the morning soon, when I get up, when my head is clear. My favorite site is un porch in the sun.
7. What writer or book has influenced your work as an author?
Could not indicate none in particular.
8. Your favorite genres?
The black genre and the intimate. The short stories.
9. What are you reading now? And writing?
I'm reading Sapiens de Yuval Noah Harari y The first hand that held mine de Maggie O'Farrell. I am writing a Juvenile novel.
10. How do you think the publishing scene is for as many authors as there are or want to publish?
I think currently publishing in a publisher it is very difficult for a new author. Luckily there is a tool that many use and that allows them to make the leap to paper and that is self-publish on digital platforms.