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Javier Moro (1955) is a spanish writer based in Madrid. After graduating in History and Anthropology in Paris VII university, he worked as researcher for several authors, and later got involved in scriptwriting and film production. His first book, 'Paths of Freedom', is the story of the struggle to protect the Amazon rainforest, told through the life of the murdered Brazilian union leader, Chico Mendes. His following book, 'The Jaipur Foot' is a tale about man’s ability to overcome tragedy. 'The mountains of the Buddha' is about the journey across the Himalayas of two Tibetan nuns and their quest for freedom. In 2001, he published 'Five past midnight in Bhopal', written in collaboration with Dominique Lapierre, the story of the world’s deadliest industrial disaster. As a journalist, he collaborates regularly with newspapers such as 'El Pais' or 'El Mundo' and well-known European travel magazines. In 2005, he published 'Passion India', the story of Anita Delgado, the Spanish flamenco dancer who married the Maharajah of Kapurthala in 1906. The book has been translated into 14 languages. Javier Moro’s latest book, 'The Red Sari', is the tale of the Nehru-Gandhi family told through the story of Sonia Gandhi. Its impending publication in India has provoked a nationwide controversy.

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