What is it about?
On November 4, 1995, Nicolás Cordovez, a renowned politician and presidential candidate, was arrested for allegedly raping a minor. The following twelve hours are tense and unexpected. The politician himself considers himself innocent and thinks that the accusation was a manipulation by his political enemies, since he was an official who obtained economic benefits in his public activity and favored the interests of the powerful groups and experienced corruption in the country up close. Municipality of the capital and has many compromising documents. This accusation puts an end to one of his greatest dreams: to be President of the Republic, which began many years ago when, supported by a famous journalist and the media, he became an opinion leader, which allowed the members of the bureau of his party considered him a good candidate for the presidency of the Republic. The twelve hours following his arrest become crucial moments for his political future and all the people around him.
How it was made?
Doce Horas was born out of the need to express what is happening in Ecuador. It is a feeling of disgust with corruption, with the manipulation of the media, with the lack of ethics in the justice system and in the activities of politicians.
I wrote Twelve Hours without a direction, I only knew that I wanted to write the life of a corrupt politician. I started on the first chapter and didn't stop writing for three months. It was a story that the characters took control of the novel. Then came the re-writing, which was a long and intense task.
Raúl Arias, poet and cultural manager
The characters that the author of TWELVE HOURS brings us are very familiar to the reader, and we see them discovered in their weaknesses and miseries, stumbling and rolling down the slope, until they crash.
Genny De Bernardo, announcer and
Radio producer
A very interesting book that leaves you wanting to continue reading.
Excellent like everything you publish
Cristian London Promo.
