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Una [estupenda] historia de dragones y princesas [...más o menos]
Un escritor empieza a contar la clásica historia del valiente caballero que tuvo que enfrentarse a un dragón para salvar a una bella princesa cuando es increpado por una voz: su Sentido Común.
114 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2005
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About the author
Jordi Sierra i Fabra
675 books745 followers1947
—Born in Barcelona, July 26th.
1955
—Serious accident. First literary incursions.
1959
—First full-length novel, 500 pages. Firm intention to become a writer.
1964
—Graduates from high school. Attends technical school at night and works during the day for a construction company.
1968
—First professional attempts in the musical field. Founder of and collaborator in El Gran Musical radio programme (Cadena SER, Madrid). Additional collaborations with Radio Barcelona.
—Writes articles and collaborations for La Prensa in Barcelona and for Nuevo Diario in Madrid.
1969
—Correspondent for El Gran Musical in Barcelona.
1970
—Quits job and studies to work full-time as a music critic. Manages the weekly magazine Disco Express.
—Starts travelling all over the world with top musicians.
1972
—First book published: 1962-72 Historia de la música pop (1962-72 A history of pop music), the first work in its genre published in Spain and a best-seller.
—Works as an editorial adviser, collaborating, writing and founding several music magazines, such as Top Magazine and Extra.
1973
—Founds and features in Popular 1, a pioneer monthly magazine about rock.
1974
—Becomes executive manager of Popular 1.
—Finalist to the Ciudad de Murcia Literature Prize.
—Hosts the Semanario Informativo de la Música Pop (Pop Music Weekly News), a radio programme to be aired for four years on Barcelona’s Radio Peninsular.
1975
—Villa de Bilbao Novel Prize.
1976
—Resigns as executive manager of Popular 1 to devote himself to literature and travelling.
—Beginning of the musical anthology collection (biographies and history) Música de Nuestro Tiempo (Music of Our Time). Writes and publishes 24 books in the following years.
1977
—Co-founder of Super-Pop magazine, on young people’s music. Number one in Spain in its category after only a few months in print.
1978
—Finalist to the Planeta Novel Prize.
—Resigns as manager of Disco Express after 9 years.
1979
—Ateneo de Sevilla Novel Prize.
1981
—Gran Angular Young People’s Literature Prize.
—Begins publishing Historia de la música rock (A history of rock music) in 100 instalments (6 volumes) over 2 years.
1982
—First lecture circuits for primary and secondary schools around Spain, prompted by the boom in children and young people’s literature. Continues activities in schools to this day, giving more than 100 lectures a year.
1983
—Wins Gran Angular Youth Literature Prize for the second time.
1985
—Birth of the detective character Daniel Ross.
1987
—Author of the radio serial Ya es de oro (Gold Already) for Cadena SER.
1988
—Births of the literary characters Zuk-1 and Sam Numit.
—El joven Lennon (Young Lennon) remains on the young adult fiction best-seller list for 11 months.
—First books translated into Italian, German, French, Greek, Bulgarian, Portuguese, Slovenian, Dutch, English, Japanese, etc. (still translated to this day).
1989
—Birth of Victor, another literary character.
—First Daniel Ross film on TV, La sombra del delator (The shadow of the informer), aired on March 1994 with Mario Gas and Manuel Aleixandre in the leading roles.
1990
—Vaixell de Vapor Children’s Literature Prize.
—Timun Mas begins publishing Sam Numit. A total of 6 books in 2 years.
—Designs a trivia game on rock music.
1991
—Wins the Gran Angular Young People’s Literature Prize for the third time in 10 years.
1992
—Wins the CCEI 1991 Best Children’s Book Prize.
—Diccionario de los Beatles (A Beatles Dictionary), first book in the world published under this concept and title.
1993
—Publishes the encyclopaedia Los grandes del rock de la A a la Z (Rock legends from A to Z) in Italy, titled Los mitos del rock en vivo (Live rock legends), 100 instalments, 5 volumes.
—Born in Barcelona, July 26th.
1955
—Serious accident. First literary incursions.
1959
—First full-length novel, 500 pages. Firm intention to become a writer.
1964
—Graduates from high school. Attends technical school at night and works during the day for a construction company.
1968
—First professional attempts in the musical field. Founder of and collaborator in El Gran Musical radio programme (Cadena SER, Madrid). Additional collaborations with Radio Barcelona.
—Writes articles and collaborations for La Prensa in Barcelona and for Nuevo Diario in Madrid.
1969
—Correspondent for El Gran Musical in Barcelona.
1970
—Quits job and studies to work full-time as a music critic. Manages the weekly magazine Disco Express.
—Starts travelling all over the world with top musicians.
1972
—First book published: 1962-72 Historia de la música pop (1962-72 A history of pop music), the first work in its genre published in Spain and a best-seller.
—Works as an editorial adviser, collaborating, writing and founding several music magazines, such as Top Magazine and Extra.
1973
—Founds and features in Popular 1, a pioneer monthly magazine about rock.
1974
—Becomes executive manager of Popular 1.
—Finalist to the Ciudad de Murcia Literature Prize.
—Hosts the Semanario Informativo de la Música Pop (Pop Music Weekly News), a radio programme to be aired for four years on Barcelona’s Radio Peninsular.
1975
—Villa de Bilbao Novel Prize.
1976
—Resigns as executive manager of Popular 1 to devote himself to literature and travelling.
—Beginning of the musical anthology collection (biographies and history) Música de Nuestro Tiempo (Music of Our Time). Writes and publishes 24 books in the following years.
1977
—Co-founder of Super-Pop magazine, on young people’s music. Number one in Spain in its category after only a few months in print.
1978
—Finalist to the Planeta Novel Prize.
—Resigns as manager of Disco Express after 9 years.
1979
—Ateneo de Sevilla Novel Prize.
1981
—Gran Angular Young People’s Literature Prize.
—Begins publishing Historia de la música rock (A history of rock music) in 100 instalments (6 volumes) over 2 years.
1982
—First lecture circuits for primary and secondary schools around Spain, prompted by the boom in children and young people’s literature. Continues activities in schools to this day, giving more than 100 lectures a year.
1983
—Wins Gran Angular Youth Literature Prize for the second time.
1985
—Birth of the detective character Daniel Ross.
1987
—Author of the radio serial Ya es de oro (Gold Already) for Cadena SER.
1988
—Births of the literary characters Zuk-1 and Sam Numit.
—El joven Lennon (Young Lennon) remains on the young adult fiction best-seller list for 11 months.
—First books translated into Italian, German, French, Greek, Bulgarian, Portuguese, Slovenian, Dutch, English, Japanese, etc. (still translated to this day).
1989
—Birth of Victor, another literary character.
—First Daniel Ross film on TV, La sombra del delator (The shadow of the informer), aired on March 1994 with Mario Gas and Manuel Aleixandre in the leading roles.
1990
—Vaixell de Vapor Children’s Literature Prize.
—Timun Mas begins publishing Sam Numit. A total of 6 books in 2 years.
—Designs a trivia game on rock music.
1991
—Wins the Gran Angular Young People’s Literature Prize for the third time in 10 years.
1992
—Wins the CCEI 1991 Best Children’s Book Prize.
—Diccionario de los Beatles (A Beatles Dictionary), first book in the world published under this concept and title.
1993
—Publishes the encyclopaedia Los grandes del rock de la A a la Z (Rock legends from A to Z) in Italy, titled Los mitos del rock en vivo (Live rock legends), 100 instalments, 5 volumes.
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July 8, 2025
En la biblioteca del albergue para peregrinos Padres Reparadores tenían este libro o el Ulises de James Joyce.
Creo haber escogido bien.
Creo haber escogido bien.
November 7, 2021
venga ke si to dios a leerselo
November 7, 2021
Qué disparate, es fabuloso, no sé ni cómo lo he reencontrado.
July 17, 2018
Me sorprende que a mis amigos no les gustara. No es uno de los mejores libros que he leído, pero el estilo cómico y medieval medio rompiendo la cuarta pared le dan su toque.
June 7, 2017
Soy una aficionada de los libros infantiles y creo que es el primero de muchos que he leído que no me ha gustado, lo primero que no me gustó fue la historia en sí, entiendo que el autor intento darle un toque original y al final su originalidad no me gusto para nada, también la historia tiene un supuesto toque de humor que a mí en lo particular no me causo nada de gracia.
May 5, 2022
No es mi tipo de libro.
February 4, 2023
Un librito sencillo, lejos de sus grandes obras, pero que a los chavales en clase les encanta, sobre todo porque intenta romper con los tópicos de las historias del género.
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May 24, 2023Leído con los jóvenes de 6 del colegio San José de Guanentá. Les ha encantado.
July 16, 2015
La historia de cómo llegue a este libro es un poco simple pero a mí siempre me hará gracia. A mi hermano menor le hicieron leerlo en el colegio y cuando él me lo mostró por primera vez el título y la sinopsis me provocaron risa ya que sonaba como algo bastante absurdo y un poco tonto. Para mi sorpresa días después mi hermano lo terminó y le encantó hasta el punto de decirme que debería leerlo (cosa que es bastante extraña porque él se encuentra en una etapa de "odio leer y odio los libros"). Solamente por aquel pequeño detalle decidí iniciar con la lectura y me encontré con que el libro era completamente diferente a lo que yo me esperaba.
La historia es bastante entretenida de principio a fin. De hecho sí es absurdo lo que ocurre, pero es tan exagerado que te ríes de lo sucedido. El Sentido Común del caballero es a mi parecer lo que hace que esta historia sea realmente algo para disfrutar. La manera de Jordi de desarrollar la historia como un cuento para niños, que a pesar de tener los detalles necesarios para que sea la típica historia de la damisela en apuros, se transforma en todo lo contrario sin tornarse tedioso.
Una [estupenda] historia de dragones y princesas [...más o menos] es una lectura ligera para leer en unas pocas horas y reírse a carcajadas al lado de sus irracionales personajes.
La historia es bastante entretenida de principio a fin. De hecho sí es absurdo lo que ocurre, pero es tan exagerado que te ríes de lo sucedido. El Sentido Común del caballero es a mi parecer lo que hace que esta historia sea realmente algo para disfrutar. La manera de Jordi de desarrollar la historia como un cuento para niños, que a pesar de tener los detalles necesarios para que sea la típica historia de la damisela en apuros, se transforma en todo lo contrario sin tornarse tedioso.
Una [estupenda] historia de dragones y princesas [...más o menos] es una lectura ligera para leer en unas pocas horas y reírse a carcajadas al lado de sus irracionales personajes.
December 12, 2021
I read it when I was 9 years old and as a 15 years old I still love it!! Very funny adventure. Perfect for a extra ligth reading. // ¡Lo leí cuando tenía 9 años y a los 15 todavía me encanta! Aventura muy divertida. Perfecto para una lectura más ligera.
May 24, 2025
Es un libro bastante gracioso y peculiar además. Aunque tuve que leerlo para un examen en el instituto, la verdad terminó gustándome mucho y creo recordar acabarmelo en dos días.
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