K.J. Yossman The Spanish literary world was rocked on Friday night by the revelation that one of the country’s most celebrated female novelists, Carmen Mola, was in fact a work of fiction.
Her books are the work of three male screenwriters: Jorge Díaz, Agustín Martínez and Antonio Mercero.Until Friday, Mola was believed to be a professor in her 40s who wrote violent crime thrillers between classes.
Hanska Literary and Film Agency, which represents Mola, features a photograph of a woman facing away from the camera on her author profile page.The ruse was revealed on Friday night during a prize-giving ceremony for the country’s most prestigious literary award, the Premio Planeta de Novela, where Mola was announced as the winner of the 2021.
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