Book reading, signing and Spanish Guitar event with The Lost Diary of Don Juan's author Douglas Carlton Abrams May 7, 2007

With translations being published in twenty-five languages, Douglas Abrams's hotly anticipated debut novel reveals the hidden heart and mind of the world's most famous lover.

LITERARY ADVENTURE: Join author Doug Abrams as he takes you on a literary adventure back to Golden Age Spain to meet one of the greatest legendary heroes. His name has become synonymous with passion and the endless pursuit of pleasure, but who was Don Juan really? What is it in every man—and woman—that is drawn to this universal myth of desire?

MUSIC: This special book reading will also feature live Spanish guitar music. The Andalusian Tourist Board, which is sponsoring this reading by Doug Abrams, “adopted son of Seville” (Newsweek). Don’t miss this unique literary-musical event!

THE BOOK: Capturing the decadent and dangerous world of the Spanish Golden Age, The Lost Diary of Don Juan is a historical novel that explores universal questions about the nature of love and desire. This thrilling page-turner masterfully captures the voice of this intriguing figure—from his secret childhood in a convent to his life as a libertine to his inescapable fall into the madness of love. Don Juan has inspired numerous literary works, but Abrams’s diary unmasks a man far more seductive and complex than any previous portrayal.

The Lost Diary of Don Juan is not only a triumph of literary imagination, but a deliciously sensual exploration of the secrets to undying love. As once a profound meditation and daring adventure, this novel brings to life one of history’s most notorious and alluring individuals with depth, intelligence, and delight.

FROM THE NOVEL: "I write in the naked pages of this diary so that the truth will be known and my fate will not be left to the rumors and lies already whispering through the streets of Sevilla. Many, I am sure, will try to turn my life into a morality play after I am dead, but no man’s life is so easily understood or dismissed."

“So rich, so detailed, so colorful, The Lost Diary of Don Juan is a magic carpet of a book, a picaresque adventure that takes you to a time and place blazing with excitement and discovery. Doug Abrams writes with such polish, immediacy, and authority, you pause to admire his mastery of narrative. The book, like its hero, is a seducer.”

Frank McCourt, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Angela’s Ashes

“One of the most compelling Don Juan’s in literary history.” –KIRKUS REVIEWS

“The famously insatiable lover is brought brilliantly to life.” –Publishers Weekly

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