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Cerca del fuego / Near the Fire [9786073830546]

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Overview

Es una obra ambiciosa y personal, en donde la azarosa búsqueda del personaje lo lleva a conocerse a sí mismo y, a la vez, la terrible realidad de la ciudad de México.

Cerca del fuego muestra a un José Agustín en posesión de un estilo exacto y ardiente. En estas páginas los lectores asistimos al conocimiento que el autor posee del ser humano y de sus rincones insondables. Es ésta una obra ambiciosa y personal, donde la búsqueda conduce hacia las profundidades del ser y hacia un afuera escalofriante. En palabras del autor, "mi mejor libro".
 
He aquí una historia en la que no hay lugar para las concesiones, un libro nacido de la realidad más inhóspita, sobre el que José Agustín asegura: "El 14 de febrero de 1978 la noticia principal del Rocky Mountain News decía que un ex soldado esperaba un camión en una esquina, cuando comprendió que no sabía de dónde venía ni a dónde iba. Lo único que recordaba era que había salido del aeropuerto de Miami para visitar a su hermano. En el autobús preguntó la fecha y comprendió que había olvidado los últimos seis años de su vida. Se aterró. Entró en un hospital del ejército y se internó. Los psiquiatras determinaron que su amnesia era genuina. Cuando leí esta noticia supe que allí estaba el tema de Cerca del fuego. Una amnesia sexenal le venía muy bien a México, pues la padece desde 1940, y a mi personaje, quien tendría que enfrentarse a lo desconocido para recuperar la memoria".

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

An ambitious and personal work where the character’s eventful search leads him to know himself and, at the same time, Mexico City’s awful reality.

Near the Fire depicts Jose Agustin exercising an accurate and ardent style. Within these pages, we readers witness the author’s knowledge of human beings and their inscrutable depths. This is an ambitious and personal work where the quest leads to the innermost being and towards a frightening exterior. In the author’s own words, “my best book.”
 
Here is a story with no room for compromise, a book born out of the most inhospitable reality, about which Jose Agustin states: “On February 14, 1978, the Rocky Mountain News front page read that a former soldier was standing on a corner, waiting for the bus, when he suddenly realized he didn’t know where he came from or where he was headed. The only thing he remembered was that he had left the Miami airport to visit his brother. On the bus, he asked for the date and realized he had forgotten the last six years of his life. He was terrified. He walked into an army hospital and admitted himself. The psychiatrists determined his amnesia was genuine. When I read this article, I knew that was the plot for Near the Fire. A six-year amnesia suited Mexico really well—the country has had amnesia since 1940—and it suited my character also, who would have to face the unknown to get his memories back.”

The book, Cerca del fuego / Near the Fire [Bulk, Wholesale, Quantity] ISBN#9786073830546 in Paperback by José Agustín may be ordered in bulk quantities. Minimum starts at 25 copies. Availability based on publisher status and quantity being ordered.

Details

Author:
José Agustín
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
07/16/2024
ISBN-10:
6073830548
ISBN-13:
9786073830546
Pages:
352
Publisher:
PRH Grupo Editorial

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