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John J. Healey was born and raised in New York City. He has lived between there and Spain for most of his life. In Spain he discovered his love of film working on Victor Erice’s masterpiece El Sur. He has subsequently worked on many movies with a long list of directors including John Huston, Warren Beatty, and Elaine May. He has directed two films: the documentary Federico García Lorca which provides an intimate portrait of the poet, his work, and his surviving family, and The Practice of the Wild, that follows the poets Gary Snyder and the late Jim Harrison in conversation while roaming the wilds of Central California. His novels have been published and translated into several languages. The English titles are: Emily & Herman, The Samurai ...more

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	The Samurai of Seville (Samurai #1) 3.61 avg rating — 340 ratings — published 2016 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Emily & Herman: A Literary Romance 3.66 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 2013 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	April in Paris: A Novel 3.14 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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John Healey made a comment on Adrián García’s review of The Samurai's Daughter (Samurai #2) " Mil gracias Adrián! "
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John Healey liked Adrián García's review of The Samurai's Daughter (Samurai #2): "Me encantó este libro, es muy entretenido y tiene mucho ritmo. en casa página pasa algo y la historia está basada en una expedición de samurais que llego a Andalucía en el siglo XVII. Muy recomendable."
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Esta novela es una mezcla genial de hechos históricos y cartas verdaderas con cosas y cartas ficticias, todo narrado con maestría, emocionalidad y a veces con un sentido de humor. Logra ser fiel a los modales del siglo XIX y a la vez ser sorprendente ...more
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