ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Diego Fortunato, Italian writer, poet, journalist and painter born in Pescara (Italy). Since his earliest childhood, he has lived in Venezuela, his adoptive land, the country where his parents moved when they fled the rigors and devastation left by World War II in Europe. He studied academic studies ranging from theater at the Lily Álvarez Sierra Theater School in Caracas, painting, law at the Law School and journalism at what was then called the School of Journalism of the Central University of Venezuela. From an early age he was seduced by the plastic arts and literature thanks to the passion and dedication of his mother, an avid reader and amateur painter. His novels, tinged with adventure, action and suspense, manage to catch the reader's attention in an instant. His poems, sprinkled with delicate beauty, are woven with magical metaphors. Painting deserves a separate chapter. In his paintings, with striking chromatic contrasts and sometimes subtle and delicate washes, Fortunato establishes surprising dialogues with light and shadows, as in the case of his series Mujeres de piel de sombra and La femme en ocre. Most of his book covers are illustrated with his pictorial works.

SOME WORKS

Novels: The Connection (2001). The Mountain-Diary of a desperate (2002). Url, Lord of the Mountains (2003). The Papyrus (2004). The lost star (The Papyrus II-2008). The water window (El Papiro III-2009). Catch the dream (2012). The spine of the chameleon (2014). 33-The prophecy (2015). Ice Pyramids-The Revelation (2015). East of the Wall-The Sacred Eye (2016). The submerged city-The last road (2017). Borneo-The Crystal Lake (2019). The origin-Road to Eden (2020). The Word (2021). Tales: In the depths of fear (1969). Dunes in the sky (2018). Consciousness (2018).- Dramaturgy: Franco Superstar (1988), Diego Fortunato-Víctor J. Rodríguez. Essays: Sotroc Gospels (2009). Thoughts and Feelings (2005). Poems: Toast to Pain (1971). When the Afternoons are Stained with Boredom (1994). Tears in the sky (1996). April Leaves (1998). The Rail of Hope (2002). Caresses to Time (2006). Chords of Life (2007). Unclassified Poems (2008). Words to the wind (2010). The flight (2011). The Pilgrim's Dream (2016). Dreams of silence (2018).