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  • A prueba de fuego (Novela) / Fireproof (A Novel)
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A prueba de fuego (Novela) / Fireproof (A Novel) Paperback – March 16 2021

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La aventura americana de Rafael Guastavino, el arquitecto español de Nueva York.

Nueva York 1881: en uno de los barrios más populares malviven el pequeño Rafaelito y su padre, Rafael, un reputado maestro de obras valenciano que lucha por demostrar su talento en la gran urbe. Lo acecha la ruina absoluta. Pero gracias a su genio infatigable, ese hombre alcanzará fama y fortuna al construir los edificios emblemáticos que han dado su perfil a Nueva York.

Javier Moro nos presenta al singularísimo Rafael Guastavino, un auténtico genio de la construcción que deslumbró a los grandes magnates norteamericanos, conquistados por las técnicas que empleaba en sus obras para evitar los incendios, el mayor mal de las megalópolis del siglo XIX. Tuvo una vida jalonada de éxitos: de su estudio salieron construcciones tan «neoyorquinas» como la Estación Central, el gran hall de la isla de Ellis, parte del metro, el Carnegie Hall o el Museo Americano de Historia Natural.

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The American adventure of Rafael Guastavino, the Spanish architect from New York.

New York 1881: In one of the most popular neighborhoods, little Rafaelito and his father, Rafael, a renowned Valencian master builder who struggles to prove his talent in the big city, live poorly. Absolute ruin is lurking in his hands. But thanks to his indefatigable genius, that man will achieve fame and fortune by building the emblematic buildings that have given New York its profile.

Javier Moro introduces us to the very unique Rafael Guastavino, a true construction genius who dazzled the great American magnates, conquered by the techniques he used in his works to prevent fires, the greatest evil of the megalopolises of the nineteenth century. He had a life marked by successes: his studio produced such "New York" constructions as Central Station, the great hall on Ellis Island, part of the subway, Carnegie Hall or TheAmerican Museum of Natural History.

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  1. Print length
    408 pages
  2. Language
    Spanish
  3. Publisher
    Planeta Publishing
  4. Publication date
    March 16 2021
  5. Dimensions
    14.61 x 2.54 x 22.23 cm
  6. ISBN-10
    607077423X
  7. ISBN-13
    978-6070774232
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Javier Moro colabora desde muy joven enmedios de prensa nacionales y extranjeros. Ha trabajado comoinvestigador en varios libros de Dominique Lapierre y LarryCollins. Coproductor y guionista de las películasValentina y1919 Crónica del alba, ambas basadas en la obra de RamónJ. Sender, estuvo seis años desarrollando proyectos de ciney televisión en Estados Unidos, donde colaboró con directorescomo Ridley Scott. Es autor deSenderos de libertad(1992),El pie de Jaipur(1995),Las montañasde Buda(1997),La mundialización de la pobreza(1999) yEl sari rojo(2008), todos publicados en Seix Barral; Escoautor, junto conDominique Lapierre, deEra medianoche en Bhopal(Planeta,2001). Su novelaPasión india(2005), la historiade la bailarina española que se casó con el maharajá deKapurthala, ha sido uno de los grandes éxitos de críticay ventas de los últimos años en España y en varios paíseseuropeos, y se ha traducido a diecisiete idiomas. Su obra,El Imperio eres tú, fue galardonada con el PremioPlaneta 2011.

Javier Moro has collaborated from a very young age, in national and foreign media. He has worked as a researcher on several books by Dominique Lapierre and Larry Collins. Co-producer and screenwriter of the films Valentina y1919. Crónica del alba, both based on the work of Ramón J. Sender, spent six years developing film and television projects in the United States, where he collaborated with directors such as Ridley Scott.Her novelPasión india (Indian Passion)(2005), the story of the Spanish dancer who married the Maharaja of Kapurthala and which has been one of the great critical and bestsellers of recent years in Spain and in several European countries, and has been translated into seventeen languages. And his work,El Imperio eres tú(The Empire Is You), was awarded with the 2011 Planeta Prize.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Planeta Publishing
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 16 2021
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ Reprint
  • Language ‏ : ‎ Spanish
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 408 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 607077423X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-6070774232
  • Item weight ‏ : ‎ 454 g
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 14.61 x 2.54 x 22.23 cm
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  • Carlos Calleja Vidal
    5.0 out of 5 stars Una gran historia, muy bien escrita y documentada
    Reviewed in Spain on January 22, 2025
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    Siempre había sentido curiosidad por la historia de los Guastavino. Este libro ha satisfecho plenamente mis expectativas, siendo un relato inspirador y muy rico en detalles de la vida y el contexto histórico de estos dos genios españoles de la arquitectura.
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  • Luis Isidor
    5.0 out of 5 stars Una narrativa que te engancha desde el primer capítulo.
    Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2021
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    Aunque es un texto novelado (con licencias literarias que el autor se permite en ocasiones), se mantiene un hilo conductor desde el inició hasta el final, el cual, a través de los hechos históricos, el lector se recrea en los diferentes pasajes de la vida de los Guastavino permitiéndole entender las razones y circunstancias que rodearon a padre e hijo durante sus vidas. No deja de admirar la capacidad de supervivencia, especialmente la del padre, por sobresalir y dejar su huella en la arquitectura a ambos lados del Atlántico. A pesar de sus luces y sombras, los Guastavino, son un referente en la arquitectura norteamericana (y española, aunque pocos quieran reconocerlo), así lo demuestran las más de mil obras que entre los dos llegaron a realizar. Gracias a escritores como Javier Moro, podemos conocer más objetivamente y tener una visión más imparcial de los protagonistas de esta novela. Lástima que en España sean prácticamente unos desconocidos.
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  • Sara
    5.0 out of 5 stars Javier Moro....EXTRAORDINARIO
    Reviewed in Mexico on June 9, 2025
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    Javier Moro nunca defrauda.
    Una historia maravillosa!!!
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  • Gipsy
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    Reviewed in France on March 4, 2025
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    Javier Moro se transforma en Guastavino Jr y nos hace un relato ameno y sincero sobre la vida y extraordinaria obra del arquitecto español que marcó tendencia en Estados Unidos a finales del siglo diecinueve y principios del veinte. Muy bien documentado
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  • stliro
    5.0 out of 5 stars Libro fascinante del hijo sobre su padre
    Reviewed in Germany on October 3, 2022
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    Javier Moro creo este libro fascinante como el hijo descrubre e entiende el personaje de su papa, sus turbulências y victorias. Vale mucho a pena de ler! Cinco estrellas.
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