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Personal essays on writing, travel, and the mysteries that inspire the novels. Originally in Spanish.
Three decades later, I still see the room in Rome where Círculo de Poder was born. I wrote it in a single sustained rush between Italy and Costa Rica, convinced no one would read it. I was wrong, and I'm grateful.
Read on the blog →Sometimes I wonder who is writing whom. My characters have opinions of their own — they arrive uninvited and disappear at the worst moments. This is my letter to all of them, and to you.
Read on the blog →The muses arrived unannounced, as always. They sat across from me and asked why it had taken so long. That is how novel twelve was born, and that is how the rest of them will keep arriving.
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Recent conversations about literature, mysteries and the creative process. Subtitles available.
Óscar Vegas talks with Mauricio Chaves–Mesén about The Vatican Spies, historical mysteries and the Knights of Nostradamus universe.
Read interview →Television interview about his work, travels and the mysteries that inspire his novels.
Watch interview →An in-depth conversation about literature, the creative process and upcoming projects.
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