The Cartagena-born writer, who lives in Buenos Aires, won the 44th Herralde Novel Prize from the Spanish publisher Anagrama on Thursday 5 November, worth €25,000, with «Querida Sharik» (Dear Sharik). It was chosen from 2,223 manuscripts from 43 countries, a record for the prize, according to the publisher. The book reaches shops in Spain and Latin America on 12 November; there is no English edition yet.
Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi's film had taken €36.7 million by 1 November and sold about 5.5 million tickets, according to Rentrak figures reported by the Spanish film press. It has overtaken 'Ocho apellidos catalanes' and now trails only 'Ocho apellidos vascos' and 'The Impossible'. Box office totals vary slightly between sources.
From a refuge for about 12,000 koalas to a global record for nature restoration: the standout story from each day of the week, verified at the original source.
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