Jorge Magano did not have it easy. His novel TURNED TO STONE went up against 700 books from 32 different countries. But the sense of humor of his hero Jaime Azcárate and a gripping plot steeped in art and history quickly captivated the millions of Kindle readers around the world. His book La mirada de piedra won the Literary Contest for Independent Authors, the first competition for ‘Indie’ authors in Spanish organized by Amazon, the newspaper El Mundo and publisher La Esfera de los Libros.

Jaime: the alter ego

Jorge started life as a storyteller in the world of comic books. “My first aspiration was to be a cartoonist, but reality and a disastrous accident when it came to printing one of my comic strips intervened. What I really wanted to do was tell stories, and that was how I found my means of expression: writing.”

Guided by his fascination with museums and love of Indiana Jones, Jorge decided to study History of Art, but he never neglected his writing and, by pure chance, the protagonist of a number of his novels, Jaime Azcárate, took shape: a restless and brazen journalist who investigates mysteries relating to works of art.

“I remember perfectly the first time we met. I was in a History of the Modern Age class, concentrating on the lesson, when suddenly, coming to life in my mind, Jaime address me with the following words: ‘Don’t tell your story, tell mine’”. And that was precisely what Jorge did. First with his novel La Isis Dorada (‘The Golden Isis’), which he wrote during his time as a student, and then with Donde nacen los milagros (‘Where Miracles Are Born’), and now with La mirada de piedra (‘Turned to Stone’), earning him first prize in the competition.

Jorge (b. Madrid, 1976) describes his relationship with Jaime Azcárate in a particular way: “The two of us have grown together, and I’ve tried to nourish him with my experiences and nurture him as much as I can”.

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Jorge Magano (Madrid, 1976) es licenciado en Historia del Arte, escritor y guionista. Amante de lo bello y lo polvoriento, ha participado en excavaciones arqueológicas como la del convento dominico de Gotor (Zaragoza), y visitado numerosos países en busca de ideas y argumentos para sus historias.

En su faceta de radiocomunicador ha colaborado con varios programas de cine, en M80 Radio, Radiocine y Fómula Hit, tareas que compaginó con su labor de segurata ilustrado en el Museo Thyssen Bornemisza.
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​En 1997 se le apareció en sueños Jaime Azcárate, el protagonista de La Isis Dorada (Suma de letras, 2007), que lo abordó con las siguientes palabras: “No me cuentes tu vida; cuenta la mía”. Y en eso anda.
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En febrero de 2009 publicó su segunda novela, una historia inspirada en el mundo de los videojuegos de rol titulada Fabuland (Espasa-Calpe). Y en enero de 2010, El chico que no miraba a los ojos, una historia de terror basada en la serie de televisión Hay alguien ahí.
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En televisión destacan sus guiones para la serie Ángel o demonio, emitida por Telecinco.
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Consciente de la variada oferta que permite la tecnología, ha decidido publicar su obra en formato digital.
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Actualmente prepara una nueva novela, el guión de un largometraje y otros cientos de proyectos que irán viendo la luz a lo largo del siglo XXI.