Javier Castillo
Javier Castillo, a Spanish writer and novelist, was born on August 23, 1987, in the province of Málaga, where he grew up. He earned his university degree in business and completed postgraduate studies for a Master's in Management from ESCP Europe. He is currently 34 years old.
He worked as a corporate finance consultant for a Spanish company. His rise to fame in the literary world came thanks to his decision to publish his first novel on Amazon. This decision led him to become a 21st-century literary phenomenon.
His work
His first work, entitled the day sanity was lost, was written while traveling by train to and from his job as a financial advisor at a consulting firm. This novel is considered a major contribution to contemporary literature, similar to other works that have left their mark on the genre.
That trip lasted no more than 48 minutes. While the other passengers checked their mobile devices and read the newspaper, he took advantage of the trip to write his romance novel.
From Javier Castillo's perspective, there were many published novels of lower quality than his own. This encouraged him to approach several publishers in an effort to get his work published. Many claim that Javier Castillo is the writer rejected by publishers. Only one publisher committed to responding, but a year later, after receiving no news, he decided to upload his work to Amazon.
The price he decided to post on this website to see if his novel would sell was €3. To his surprise, in just two weeks, it was ranked number one in the country. He competed with the works of Ken Follett and Pérez Reverte. This young writer is currently on the Latin American market as a Gabriel Rollon y Gustavo Roldan.
Surprisingly, this young man from Malaga's work has sold more than 1000 books a day. His first novel has currently had 33 editions.
To date, writer Javier Castillo has published four novels. The latest is titled the snow girlPublishers, seeing the digital phenomenon the young writer was experiencing, began contacting him. The publisher that represents him today strongly urged him not to sign with anyone. To close the deal, they made a lucrative offer.
Javier Castillo's resounding success in the literary world has to do with his content. It's no coincidence. His work, titled "The Book of the Year," was also a hit, occupying the top spot for two months from the moment it was published.
His third work, entitled everything that happened with Miranda Huff, published in March 2019, spent 10 weeks in first place.
Finally, Javier Castillo is ranked as the third most sought-after Spanish author in the literary world. Many believe he lacks the support of Spanish critics. His first publication has been sold to produce a television series in Spain. After discussing the biography of this young writer from Malaga, we leave you with this interesting interview.
