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On 30 April, the day of the birth centenary of Professor Fassmer, About 300 people gathered in the theater Els Til · lers, of Sort, whose capacity is just over two hundred, to attend the presentation of his biography. The atmosphere was different from other presentations. Some of the attendees had been friends Fassmer, others had known personally, others had heard any of the countless anecdotes that are counting on the people of this strange man and, in turn, folksy, accessible and enormous generosity. For all, this man was, as any neighbor, one of their own, so the atmosphere that is created from the beginning was so emotional and easy as a family celebration.
Participants in the event we got onstage and sat behind the desk in front of a screen that projected a photo of Ana Braga ended the book on the left and the first page of the biography to the right, both on a large photograph of the main square where the house stood the bull's eye where he was born Joseph Mariot House.
presentation began Sebastià D'Arbó, a journalist devoted to esoteric subjects who was a student of Professor Fassmer in the seventies. After a brief introduction in which he recalled his relationship with the teacher, D'Arbó gave the floor to Vicenç Mitjana Rabassa, president of District Council culd.
In our town, like any other small town, titles and positions do not impress. Whom the exercise is simply a neighbor who has given the public confidence in elections and who will be exposed the problems, is required to fulfill its obligations and is criticized openly in the street or in any cafe. Vicenç spoke of a man who had not known-it-thirties but whose personality demonstrated knowledge through a perusal of the biography. Understood in reading the fundamental importance that the people and the region had been in Joseph all his life and the importance to the people and the region now has the name as an ambassador and promoter Fassmer Sort and Pallars. Soon, you will find the emotional speech Vicenç on our website.
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second Pla Agustin Lopez, mayor Sort. This was, for him, the third presentation in which he expressed his pride and satisfaction for having proposed to write the biography of Fassmer. In the biography highlighted the rigorous documentation that accompanies it. And this is indeed one of its most important features. Without the approval of documents that show the events described, the biography might seem an unlikely novel because the life of Jose Mir Rocafort was incredible from beginning to end. He also stressed the character's roots in a landscape and a history that can follow through their land and the vicissitudes suffered by his country during the past century. Agustin said that since the first reading of the manuscript, places and scenes from the biography had been flowing in your mind like a movie.
We emphasize that the president of the Consell and the mayor of Sort belong to different political parties. Professor Fassmer ideololgía never wanted to join any party and it was not just that in its centenary involved people of different color. Politicians pass, the memory of man survives relevant.
came the turn of Albert Salvado, Andorra writer who has achieved popularity, especially with the historical novel, whose title underscores the trilogy Jaime the Conqueror, King of Aragon, Majorca Valencia and Count of Barcelona. But Albert Salvado presentation was not as a writer, but student and friend of Professor Fassmer. The book said simply that recommended it, and went on to talk about what interested us all: Fassmer figure as a teacher and friend. His speech was full of stories that emphasized the humanity of the character and reminded all of a paradoxical Fassmer physique, especially his eyes, imposed to fear, the man at the distance of a conversation, it was easy, affable, nearby.
And it was his turn to Mary Mir, the author. He began by explaining why he had written the biography in Castilian, not Catalan, a detail that had already mentioned a participant in another presentation. In our land, it remains a sensitive issue that provokes visceral reactions. Some insist on the government of Catalonia aims to eradicate the Castilian and make constant appeals to the defense of the English language, Castilian as others see the threat that wants to reduce the Catalan language for private use. Maria Mir recalled a recent words of the Abbot of Montserrat on the matter. The abbey of Montserrat has been for over a thousand years, the national benchmark and intellectual of all the Catalans and, at the time, such an opening to the world that has opened our minds and enriched the culture of our country. All languages \u200b\u200bare welcome, all, if we can better understand others and ourselves understood by them.
But the author of the biography, as stated in the introduction of the work, trying to hold off the character so as not to compromise their objectivity and had maintained this distance to comment on the book previous presentations before the public had to give Sort place Fassmer daughter. Fassmer daughter of his father spoke with sincerity and frankness with which any talk of his assistants.
The response from neighbors Sort and visitors was the same as Fassmer could enjoy the tribute they did in the village in 1980. At the table where Mary Mir signed the book, it was a queue of people was in no hurry to approach the buffet.
After dinner, the show began. Acted first, Magic Fabra, a mentalist who embodies the ethical values \u200b\u200bof the profession, study, training and creativity. With a simplicity that impresses on stage for their lack of artifice and pretense, Fabra caused laughter, shouts and applause from an audience that never lost hope. In the presence of the artist or the most critical is can escape the certainty of being faced with a professional who has great respect for his work and the public that follows.
Second, the teacher acted Marín. His mere presence indicates that action is very different from the current thinking. Long white hair and beard, white tuxedo, a large medal on the chest over a black shirt, Marin reveals his intention to give her the aura of mystery figure of an old guru. Professor Marin back the memory of Professor Fassmer indelible performance in 1980 to 1,500. Many of those attending the presentation had also witnessed the spectacle, the most young people had heard the story over and over again. When Marin made the number of the "reconstruction of a crime" reminded all the reports Fassmer. They kept remembering the experiences of hypnosis. Ana Maria Ochoa and Joan Saparra gave his will to the hypnotist by moving the entire audience to laughter.
The function ended with a truly grand finale of the past. Fabra initiative of Magic himself, Professor Marin, Ana Maria Braga and public parted Mir throwing carnations from the stage. Undoubtedly, the teacher Fassmer had given its approval to the entire event.
photographer Toni fat, Photoset of Sort, the most important moments captured for posterity, but we have to wait to process the photographs. As soon as we have, share them with you here.
Thanks to all who participated, all selflessly, for the tribute to Professor Fassmer prove worthy in its simplicity. Thanks to all who joined us and those who were with us but could not be present. And thanks to those who have had enough interest to read the description of the event here. Tomorrow we will tell you how it was the arrival of Jose Mir Rocafort home after so many years.
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