Arturo Pérez-Reverte Arturo Pérez-Reverte GutiérrezGutiérrez

• He was bornHe was born in in Cartagena the 25th Cartagena the 25th November of 1951.November of 1951.

• Since 2003 he is a Since 2003 he is a member of the member of the Real Spanish Real Spanish Academy.Academy.

BiographyBiography • He is graduated in He is graduated in

journalism. journalism.

• He was a reporter He was a reporter in the war during in the war during 21 years.21 years.

• In 1977 he founded In 1977 he founded the the Defense Defense magazinemagazine..

Biography IIBiography II• He has been a He has been a

reporter for the TVE reporter for the TVE during 9 years.during 9 years.

• Between 1993 and Between 1993 and 1994 he presented a 1994 he presented a TV programme called TV programme called Code OneCode One..

• He started his novelist He started his novelist career in 1986 with career in 1986 with The Teacher of The Teacher of FencingFencing, although he , although he has published has published The The Hussar.Hussar.

Biography IIIBiography III• In 1994 he In 1994 he finishedfinished his his

profession of reporter profession of reporter and he dedicated to the and he dedicated to the literature.literature.

• In 2006In 2006 Alatriste Alatriste released, that is based released, that is based in his novels of in his novels of The The captain Alatriste.captain Alatriste.

• Pérez-Reverte is the Pérez-Reverte is the first doctor ‘honoris first doctor ‘honoris causa’ of the causa’ of the Polytechnic University Polytechnic University of Cartagena.of Cartagena.

LiteratureLiterature• He started writing He started writing

best-selling cultural, best-selling cultural, as as Table Flanders.Table Flanders.

• He used topics like He used topics like weariness of the weariness of the hero, the hero, the adventure, the adventure, the friendship, the friendship, the culture… culture…

Some booksSome books• The hussar (1986)The hussar (1986)

• Comanche Comanche Territory (1994)Territory (1994)

• The South Queen The South Queen (2002)(2002)

• The painter of The painter of battles (2006)battles (2006)

• Blue Eyes (2009)Blue Eyes (2009)

““The adventures of the The adventures of the Alatriste captain”Alatriste captain”

• The Alatriste captain The Alatriste captain (1996)(1996)

• Blood Cleanliness Blood Cleanliness (1997)(1997)

• The sun of Breda The sun of Breda (1998)(1998)

• The gold of the king The gold of the king (2000)(2000)

• The knight of the The knight of the yellow doublet (2003)yellow doublet (2003)

• Corsairs of east (2006)Corsairs of east (2006)

PrizesPrizes• Rewarded medal of the “cantón” of Rewarded medal of the “cantón” of

Cartagena, given by “Cantonal Party” of Cartagena, given by “Cantonal Party” of Cartagena (1993)Cartagena (1993)

• Goya prize (1993)Goya prize (1993)• Prize Palle Rosenkranz (1994)Prize Palle Rosenkranz (1994)• Prize Jean Monnet (1997)Prize Jean Monnet (1997)• Called Knight of the Order of the Arts and Called Knight of the Order of the Arts and

Letters of France (1998)Letters of France (1998)• Gold Medal of San Telmo of the Letters of Gold Medal of San Telmo of the Letters of

the Sea Fundation (2006)the Sea Fundation (2006)

By: By: Carmen IñíguezCarmen IñíguezNatalia MartínezNatalia Martínez

José PagánJosé PagánEva NavarroEva Navarro