The wire girls
The wire girls is a young adult novel written by the award-winning Spanish journalist, musician and writer Jordi Sierra i Fabra. The work was published by Alfaguara in 1999. After its release, the book received mixed reviews, ranging from the most positive to the most negative. Some readers have gone so far as to say that it is a great title for teenagers, others think that it lacks substance.
Since the text touches on quite controversial topics, such as anorexia, bulimia, suicide and the true consequences of a life of excess, There is a certain recommendation for discretion and sensitivity when reading it. On the other hand, the title has also been criticized for having a plot that some consider empty, a fact that its defenders deeply deny.
Synopsis of The wire girls
What happened to them?
The novel follows the adventures of a journalist Barcelona called Jon Boix, who works for the magazine Interior Zones. This man is in charge investigate the whereabouts of the Wire Girls, wire girls, three supermodels very thin that They disappeared ten years ago. Jess, Cirylle and Vania reached the heights of fame, while gaining a mob of fans who became obsessed with beauty, weight and perfection in general.
All the Wire Girls They were inseparable for a long time. Everything they did, they did together, always side by side. Due to their fame and the circumstances they had to go through due to their profession, it is logical to think that they were more than friends. However, a bloody darkness came into each person's life in an inescapable way. At the peak of her brilliance, Jess died of an overdose and Cirylle committed suicide after learning she had HIV.
Where is Vania?
After losing her great friends, Vania disappeared without a trace. After a decade, fans, the press and the world are still wondering where Vania is. Will he still be alive? That is a question that Jon Boix must be questioned and resolved to close one of the most controversial and terrible cases in recent years. In that way, Interior Zones He asks his star reporter to enter the world of modeling and find the latest member of The Wire Girls.
However, the magazine does not pretend that this is a simple report on the lives of Jess, Cirylle and Vania herself, but rather a complete and first-hand investigation of what happens behind the scenes. What the protagonist and narrator He still doesn't know, he is about to encounter one of the saddest realities in the world of entertainment.: women who are sexualized and objectified in a world where only money and pleasure matter.
An investigation around the world
As the three friends were of different origins and ethnicities, Jon undertakes a search throughout America and Europe, in order to gather information about the two deceased and the missing woman. On his trip, he has the opportunity to interview people very close to the Wire Girls: personalities from the artistic and fashion world, friends and family of the three girls, among others. In this way, he discovers some aberrant facts, such as that Cirylle was sold as a child.
Of Egyptian origin, The girl, barely twelve years old, was exchanged by her father to a camel trafficker, a sixty-year-old man. Some time later, the creature escaped from her and managed to get to Ethiopia, where she meets a British guy who is interested in her to the point of hiring her to work in her house. After her, a French friend of his took her to Paris, where she, in turn, was discovered by important entertainment executives.
The eternal beautiful girl
Although Jess's destiny was besieged by tragedy, her beginnings were less scandalous than those of Cirylle.. Since she was little she participated in beauty contests, later making the leap to the big catwalks. The young she belonged to a devout, supportive family, so her outcome remained a mystery to those who knew her less intimately.
On the other hand, Vania entered the world of modeling thanks to her mother's discipline and affection.. Unfortunately, the latter died of breast cancer, so she left her daughter in the care of her older sister, since her father had abandoned them.
With the years, Vania became a talented and independent young woman who achieved fame on her own. In his investigation, Jon discovers that she was not anorexic when she started her career, so something or someone must have pushed her and her friends into that state of mind.
About the Author, Jordi Sierra and Fabra
Jordi Sierra i Fabra was born on July 26, 1947, in Barcelona, Spain. After graduating in Journalism, he was founder, editor and director of the project Popular 1, a rock-oriented music magazine. The author was also part of Super pop, participating in both in the same period of time —between 1973-1976—. In 1978 he was nominated for the Planeta award, and a year later he received the Ateneo de Sevilla award.
In 1981, 1983 and 1991 he was awarded the Gran Angular Prize for the best Juvenile novel. Later he published Young Lennon, a volume that would make him popular internationally. Since then, he has not ceased to be worthy of laurels thanks to his constant work and dedication to letters. It is estimated that he has written more than 527 books, many of which have been translated into a dozen languages.
Other books by Jordi Sierra i Fabra
Narrative and essay
- Miguel and I (1975);
- The World of Golden Rats (1975);
- Plot in Madrid (1978);
- Terror and death in the world championships (1978);
- The sun has set in the Canary Islands (1979);
- Our daily routine (1980);
- Crazy Planet (1981);
- The Night (1991);
- The Rain Dogs (1991);
- Unitat de plaer (1993);
- The Return of Johnny Pickup (1995);
- The skin of memory (1995);
- Els miralls de la nit (1996);
- Cuba, the night of the rider (1997);
- Comrade Orlov (1998);
- Flashback (Clau: MX) (1998);
- Les vius de la ciutat (1998);
- Mirrors of the Night (1999);
- El vol del drac (1999);
- Seven Nights of a Life (2000).
History
- 1962-1972 History of Pop Music (1970);
- English Pop Myths (1973);
- History and power of Catalan Rock (1977);
- The book of the year (1977);
- Disc-rock-graphies, the golden book of rock (1981);
- History of Rock Music (1981-1983);
- Heavy Metal Encyclopedia (1987);
- Good-Looking Corpses (Black Chronicle of Rock) (1988);
- Rock, the music of our time (1990);
- The rock generation (1991);
- Beatles Dictionary (1992);
- Encyclopedia of Rock Greats from A to Z (1994-1996);
- Diary of the Beatles (1995);
- The great pop-rock album (1997);
- Good Looking Corpses (1999);
- The Rock Era 1953-2003 (2003);
- Bob Dylan Folio (2005);
- History and power of Catalan rock (2006);
- The Blue Kiss (2015);
- History of rock (2016).
biographies
- Pink Floyd (1) (1976);
- Rolling Stones (1) (1976);
- Who (1000);
- Beatles (1) (1976);
- David Bowie (1977);
- Rick Wakeman (1977);
- Santana (1977);
- Peter Frampton (1977);
- John Lennon (1) (1978);
- John Mayall (1978);
- Bee Gees (1978);
- Bob Dylan (1) (1979);
- Led Zeppelin (1979);
- Rod Stewart (1980);
- Miguel Bosé (1980);
- John Lennon (2) (1981);
- Pink Floyd (2) (1982);
- Miguel Ríos (1985);
- Bob Dylan (2) (1986);
- Paul McCartney (1986).
Poetry
- Songs, poems and feelings (1981);
- I confess that I have dreamed (1987);
- Stories and poems for any month (2005).
Youth narrative
- The Hunter (1981);
- Simply love (1983).
- The Last Miwok Summer (1987);
- Young Lennon (1992);
- When logic fails, the System calls… Zuk-1 (1989);
- Shakanjoisha (1989);
- The ballad of Siglo XXI (1989);
- John Lennon's guitar (1990);
- In Search of Jim Morrison (1990);
- Kaopi (1990);
- The Great Rock Festival (1990);
- Blues Soul (1990);
- The Last Set (1991);
- Another song in paradise (1991);
- The Cloud Factory (1991);
- The sounds of silence (1991);
- Soundtrack (1993 / 2006);
- A pizza for A.F. Mac, private detective (1993);
- The fans (1993);
- Friday Night (1993);
- Only for Zuk-1 (1994).
The Earth Cycle Trilogy
- …in a place called Earth (1983);
- Return to a Place Called Earth (1986);
- The testament of a place called Earth (1987).