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The Yellow World
AuthorAlbert Espinosa
Original titleEl Mundo Amarillo
LanguageEnglish and Spanish
GenreSemi biographical
Published2008
PublisherGrijalbo
ISBN8425342007

The Yellow World (Spanish: El Mundo Amarillo) is a semi-biographical book by Albert Espinosa. The book details the authors experience with cancer and describes his life in the hospital[1]. It is written as a series of twenty-three discoveries that the author made during his ten year long fight against cancer[2]. Espinosa describes the life long relationships he made while living in the hospital, as well as the people who inspired him, and made his hospital life better. In the last chapters of the book Espinosa describes the people who he calls "Yellows". The author describes the "Yellows" as people that can be friends or complete strangers, who in a way have made a significant impact in our lives and help us transform for the better.

Contents

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The book begins with the author asking the question "Where were you born?" and answering his own question by stating that he was born from cancer. Espinosa states that he likes the word cancer and he even likes the word tumor because he grew up listening to those words. The author then proceeds to explain his history with cancer “I was fourteen years old when I had to go to the hospital for the first time. I had an osteosarcoma in my left leg. I left school, left my home, and started my life in the hospital. I had cancer for ten years, from the ages of fourteen to twenty-four. This doesn’t mean that I spent ten years in the hospital but that for ten years I was going to various different hospitals to get treated for four cancers: leg, leg (same leg both times), lung, and liver.”[3]

Espinosa describes the time he has cancer as one of the best times of his life, a time were he was happy. He states that cancer can help a person discover who they are, realize their limits and above all it helps the person loose the fear of death. He then goes on to describe a list of discoveries he made and how they have shaped his life. Espinosa describes this list as “Every point, every discovery, is connected with one of the phrases I heard during my hospital life. They’re things people said to me while I was ill and that had such an effect on me that I’ve never forgotten them. They’re like extracts from a poem, or the beginnings of songs, sentiments that will always smell of chemotherapy, or bandages, or waiting for visits or roommates in their blue pajamas.”[3]

The list of discoveries is laid out as chapters for the book in which each discovery is the tittle for that specific chapter. Some of the discoveries include “Losses are positive”[3], “The word pain doesn’t exist”[3], and “Don’t be afraid of being the person you have become”[3] among many others. This list is comprised of things he heard and advice he was given during his time living in the hospital. It also contains many of his own realizations for life.

Adaptations

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Book Adaptation

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The translation rights for the book have been bought by twenty countries, among them United States, Great Britain, Italy, France, Holland, Germany, Finland, Norway, Japan, Taiwan, Slovakia, Korea, Greece, Portugal, Turkey, Bulgaria, Hungary and Brazil.[4]

TV adaptation

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Based on this book (The yellow world) the author created a script for a TV show called Polseres Vermelles. In this show, Espinosa showed his childhood experiences by telling the story of a group of kids who meet in the children's wing of a hospital.[5] Polseres Vermelles was initially thought to be a small project to last only one season, but the show became so popular that a second season was done.[6]

The American television network Fox aired the english adaptation titled Red Band Society on September 17, 2014.[7] The American show lasted one season and it was cancelled after that.[8]

The Italian version Braccialetti Rossi became prime time audience leader with over 5.7 million viewers during its second season.[9] The show is now schedule to air its third season.[10]

Other TV adaptations of the show include the german version Red Bracelets which won best series at the 2018 International Kids Emmys award.[11]

Awards

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For his work on the TV show Polseres Vermelles

References

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  1. ^ Hogan, Michael (2012-10-27). "The Yellow World by Albert Espinosa – review". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
  2. ^ prhge_espinosa. "El mundo amarillo". Albert Espinosa (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2019-11-30.
  3. ^ a b c d e ‎The Yellow World.
  4. ^ BARCELONA, EL PERIÓDICO / (2015-12-17). "'El mundo amarillo' triunfa en Alemania teñido de rojo". elperiodico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-12-11.
  5. ^ CCMA (2011-01-19). "TV3 estrena "Polseres vermelles", una sèrie creada per Albert Espinosa". CCMA (in Catalan). Retrieved 2019-12-11.
  6. ^ Garrán, Daniel (2012-07-09). "La serie española que hizo llorar a Spielberg". Cadena SER (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-12-11.
  7. ^ "FOX Announces Fall Premiere Dates for the 2014-2015 Season; 'Red Band Society' Launches Early, 'Sleepy Hollow' & 'Gotham' on September 22 - Ratings | TVbytheNumbers.Zap2it.com". web.archive.org. 2014-08-15. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
  8. ^ "Red Band Society Is Officially Canceled". CINEMABLEND. 2015-01-15. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
  9. ^ Hopewell, John; Hopewell, John (2015-03-06). "'Red Band Society' Italian Redo Lights Ratings Fire in Italy". Variety. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
  10. ^ "From fiction to reality: the stars of Braccialetti Rossi (Red Bracelets) visit the Trento Proton Therapy Centre / News and events / Protonterapia - Protonterapia". protonterapia.provincia.tn.it. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
  11. ^ "MIPTV: Germany's 'Red Bracelets' Wins Best Series at International Kids Emmys". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
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