Overview
Ā«El de la pintura es un niƱo desesperado. Necesita salvarse y no imagina de quĆ©. Quiere salir de ahĆ, no sabe cĆ³mo.Ā»
Ser niƱo es entender que el que lleva al infierno es un camino corto. Se llega sin saber, se escapa sin pensar, se vuelve sin querer.
El niƱo de esta historia se resiste a contarla. Antes que darle un sitio en su memoria, preferirĆa darle sepultura. Cuando menos lo espera, ya estĆ” inmerso en un juego trepidante que le permite todo... menos dejar morir una historia. Se trata de salvarla, Ć©se es el juego.
No es que la infancia sea en sĆ difĆcil, sino que sus fantasmas resultan invencibles y sus muros -horror- inexpugnables. En un proceso inverso al exorcismo, el autor se transforma en personaje, el retrato en fantasma, la cicatriz en tinta: "Se escribe, igual que se ama o que se vive, porque no queda mĆ”s alternativa, ni se ve escapatoria tolerable."
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
This is the story of a boy who would prefer not to talk about his childhood.
Xavier Velasco, winner of the Premio Alfaguara 2003 with Diablo guardian, returns with this "kamikaze adventure" to recounting his childhood.
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The one in the painting is a desperate boy. He needs to save himself and doesn't know of what. He wants to get out but doesn't know how." To be a kid is to understand that the road to hell is a short one. One arrives there without knowing, one escapes without thinking, one comes back without meaning to. It is not that childhood is hard, but rather that childhood phantoms are invincible. The boy of this story refuses to tell it. He allows himself everything... except to let the story die.
This book title, Este que ves / The One You See Here, ISBN: 9786073824200, by Xavier Velasco, published by PRH Grupo Editorial (April 18, 2023) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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