Jean Reno (Casablanca, 1948) was presented with inspiration in the form of a young, blond-haired, spectacularly beautiful woman. The French actor, of Spanish parents, has transformed her into the protagonist of his first novel, titled Emma under the sky of Oman (published in Catalan by Columna, translated by Marc Barrobés, and in Spanish by Planeta). "I wanted a romantic book and, above all, to write about her," she explains in an interview with several media outlets this Thursday in Madrid. That woman doesn't exist, Reno clarifies, denying that she was inspired by anyone in particular. That of a "blonde and single" woman is the image that emerged in her mind to narrate "how love changes life." "Finding someone changed my life, and I wanted to write this," she reflects.