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Rafael Yglesias

Rafael Yglesias
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Rafael Yglesias

Rafael Yglesias is an American novelist and screenwriter. He dropped out of high school upon publication of his first novel in 1972 at age 17. He is the author of nine novels, including Dr. Neruda’s Cure For Evil and Fearless, which he adapted for the screen. He also wrote the screenplays for Death And The Maiden, Les Miserables, From Hell, and Dark Water. He has two grown sons and lives in New York’s Greenwich Village.

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Portland Daily Sun, September 1, 2012
...was younger. "I was in the middle of "Barefoot in Babylon" (about Woodstock), and it was a mess. Rafael Yglesias took me to Washington Square Park. He took a look at what I had and helped me. He taught me all about writing." Actually, Spitz hasn't...
Boston Globe, February 28, 2013
...enduring relationship. One of the best books that I have recently read is called A Happy Marriage, by Rafael Yglesias, she said. The novel tells the story of Enrique Sabas and his wife, Margaret, who is dying of cancer. It alternates between flashbacks...
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Urban CineFile, December 17, 2012
...Valjean's extraordinary journey has been told on screen before, most recently in 1998, when Bille August directed Rafael Yglesias' adaptation, with Liam Neeson as Valjean and Geoffrey Rush as Javert. But that was not a musical - and you could argue that...
MSN Movies, December 17, 2012
...Bille August directed this Rafael Yglesias adaptation of the 1862 classic by Victor Hugo (1802-1885) about the quest of Inspector Javert to capture escaped convict Jean Valjean, originally an honest man who was jailed for...
Portland Daily Sun, September 1, 2012
...was younger. "I was in the middle of "Barefoot in Babylon" (about Woodstock), and it was a mess. Rafael Yglesias took me to Washington Square Park. He took a look at what I had and helped me. He taught me all about writing." Actually, Spitz hasn't...
Portland Daily Sun, September 1, 2012
...was younger. "I was in the middle of "Barefoot in Babylon" (about Woodstock), and it was a mess. Rafael Yglesias took me to Washington Square Park. He took a look at what I had and helped me. He taught me all about writing." Actually, Spitz hasn't...