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This morning, in the building of the Rector of the University of Murcia, it has been presented the Chair Arturo Perez-Reverte, the result of an agreement between the educational institution and the Cajamurcia Foundation.
As specified in the agreement, the Chair will be a space devoted entirely to research, training and dissemination in the field of Spanish and Latin American Literature and the work of Arturo Perez-Reverte, with the participation of both teachers and university students, as professionals from the sector.
At the ceremony were present, besides the writer, the Rector of the University of Murcia José Orihuela;
Maria Isabel Sanchez-Mora Molina, Minister of Education and Universities of the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia;
Juan Roca exrector of the UMU and Vice Cajamurcia Foundation and Francisca Tomás Alonso, Vice Chancellor Transfer, Entrepreneurship and Employment of the UMU.
Revitalize and create professorships
He opened the speaking time Vice Chancellor Francisca Thomas, who described the creation of the Chair as great news "for our university and for the Region of Murcia" and said that "With the creation of the chair Arturo Perez-Reverte transform into a indissoluble bond the warm relationship that binds the writer with this centennial University of Murcia "and called the author of" the Flanders Panel "as" one of the greatest Spanish writers alive. "
The Vice-Chancellor reported some of the features of the chair, and said that his creation will be "a constant two-way flow through training, research and knowledge transfer in areas of common interest."
He said later that the UMU has a "great efforts to assess university chairs, revitalizing existing and creating new ones."
A soldier in the fight
For his part, Perez-Reverte referred in his speech to the words of Frances Thomas, who had described the writer, paraphrasing his latest novel, "good man", to comment that "I'm not a good man, I'm a soldier my own wars. "
He added that the University "yes that is full of good men, thoughtful men who try to guide people, but I'm in the fight."
He said, not without irony, that "these kinds of things make me dust. I spend my life trying to be a marginal, and gradually respectability is cornered me, which makes me feel uncomfortable," "You try to be always outside things to unsheathe the knife when necessary, and this kind of thing preventing me ".
"But obviously he added, greatly appreciate this, and since I'm here, I must say I am very honest" and that "something good will have when so noble and decent people appreciate me and I considered friend."
"I am grateful and proud finalizó-, and you can count on me, which annoys me, but you can do it," he added.
Counselor, meanwhile, described the special day, and said that "the chairs of the UMU increase, and this means that the university is open to society".
He thanked Perez-Reverte by "letting chain", and noted that despite this, "will be very happy, and this union will interest many initiatives."
Target Writer
The last speaker was the Rector Jose Orihuela, citing another of our most illustrious writers, Miguel Espinosa, to ensure that Pérez-Reverte is not "a writer of the future, but of destiny."
He said that the writer is "one of the most widely read authors, from which all his countrymen and his followers are proud".
Said Rector Perez-Reverte himself has helped drive this professorship, he said, brings already revertistas around the world, from Australia to the United States, through institutions and universities in Italy, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Canada or Peru.
It is the first step of a said company "that we do not put limits" and predicted that "from today are going to organize conferences, seminars, courses, conferences, provide scholarships and generate publications not only around the figure and work of our writer Arturo Perez-Reverte, but also the narrative in Spanish language contemporary to the author. "
Rector described the similar creative processes of the writer and researcher, "said both share concerns about the unknown, uncertainty about its results and the need for peace around to deepen the thought."
Orihuela concluded by welcoming the writer to the University of Murcia and thanking him "for face with us the challenge us this Chair".
Source: Universidad de Murcia
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