The Spanish writer Fernando Sánchez Dragó died last Monday, April 10, around 10 in the morning due to a heart attack at his home in Castilfrío de la Sierra, Soria. This is where the novelist lived with his current partner, the journalist Emma Nogueiro, 57 years his junior.
Despite his advanced age (86 years), the news of the author's death unanimously surprised his loved ones, friends and followers, since he was in great health and did not have any type of ailment typical of his age.
In addition, just a few minutes before suffering the heart attack that would cost him his life, Sánchez Dragó shared an image of himself on the social network Twitter where he was out with his faithful cat. ''Nano the cat says good morning to me. He knows that the secret of almost everything is in the head,'' he wrote minutes before he passed away.
The news has shocked the entire country and many public figures, as well as the world of literature and politics, have wanted to publicly say their last goodbye to the famous writer of The Left Hand Path.
On more than one occasion, the writer had made it clear to those close to him and to his closest circle how he wanted his funeral to be, as well as some details about the funeral and the last goodbye after his death. Dragó wanted an intimate chapel, without media coverage or media.
In addition, he did not want to be cremated and wanted his mortal remains to be buried in the Castilfrío de la Sierra cemetery, located a few meters from the house where he had recently lived with Emma Nogueiro.
A couple of years ago, at the Forum for Meetings with Culture held in Marbella, the author of the biography of Santiago Abascal shared some of his wishes around the day of his death, since "he was 85 years old and many greats had gone with that age''.
''There is a sonnet by Cervantes that I love: 'It was and there was nothing'. I also like this epitaph because I have good memories of all my women, all except the first one, who didn't behave very well. That's why I also like that epitaph. Four of my women were in my last book, so I hope that all my women are also in front of my grave, like in Truffaut's films", explained Sánchez Dragó with his particular sense of humor in front of an audience full of admirers and colleagues. professional.
