Pedro Almodóvar debuts as novelist with 'The Man Who Only Wrote on Planes

Acclaimed Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar has released his first novel, 'The Man Who Only Wrote on Planes' (El hombre que solo escribía en los aviones), published by Reservoir Books. The 256-page work follows Flavio, an actor coach who discovers his vocation as a writer and director.

The novel utilizes fragmented styles and intertextual elements, incorporating ideas and quotes from authors such as Clarice Lispector, Roberto Bolaño, and Jorge Luis Borges. Almodóvar noted that the writing process allows him to revisit previous ideas, including a monologue originally adapted for his film 'Pain and Glory' and a science-fiction concept inspired by 'Blade Runner'.

In discussing his transition to literature, Almodóvar described the work as an exploration of creation, desire, and the passage of time, emphasizing that 'good fiction must be eternal.'