Michael Paterniti Quote
'El Gordo' is the name given to the oldest lottery jackpot in the world - and the richest. Held every year in Madrid on December 22, the Christmas Lottery culminates with the picking of the El Gordo number, the Fat One, which, for many, has become the true Christmas miracle in Spain.
Michael Paterniti
'El Gordo' is the name given to the oldest lottery jackpot in the world - and the richest. Held every year in Madrid on December 22, the Christmas Lottery culminates with the picking of the El Gordo number, the Fat One, which, for many, has become the true Christmas miracle in Spain.
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About Michael Paterniti
Michael Paterniti is an American writer known for magazine articles in publications such as Harper's, the New Yorker, GQ, and Esquire, as well as his book The Telling Room (2013).
Paterniti lives in Portland, Maine and was born in Darien, Connecticut. After his graduation from the University of Michigan, Paterniti pursued a career as an editor and magazine writer.
Paterniti is the author of "Driving Mr. Albert: A Trip Across America with Einstein's Brain", his account of a cross-country car trip with the pathologist who performed Albert Einstein’s autopsy and Einstein’s brain itself. The book won the 1998 National Magazine award.
Paterniti lives in Portland, Maine and was born in Darien, Connecticut. After his graduation from the University of Michigan, Paterniti pursued a career as an editor and magazine writer.
Paterniti is the author of "Driving Mr. Albert: A Trip Across America with Einstein's Brain", his account of a cross-country car trip with the pathologist who performed Albert Einstein’s autopsy and Einstein’s brain itself. The book won the 1998 National Magazine award.