La hora violeta / The Violet Hour

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Ā«Un extraordinario, hondo y pormenorizado documento humanoĀ». Fernando Aramburu
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Ā«Este libro es un diccionario de una sola entrada, la bĆŗsqueda de una palabra que no existe en mi idioma: la que nombra a los padres que han visto morir a sus hijos. Los hijos que se quedan sin padres son huĆ©rfanos, y los cĆ³nyuges que cierran los ojos del cadĆ”ver de su pareja son viudos. Pero los padres que firmamos los papeles de los funerales de nuestros hijos no tenemos nombre ni estado civil. Somos padres por siempre. Padres de un fantasma que no crece, que no se hace mayor, al que nunca vamos a recoger al colegio, que no conocerĆ” jamĆ”s a una chica, que no irĆ” a la universidad y no se marcharĆ” de casa. Un hijo que nunca nos darĆ” un disgusto y a quien nunca tendremos que abroncar. Un hijo que jamĆ”s leerĆ” los libros que le dedicamos. Que nadie haya inventado una palabra para nombrarnos nos condena a vivir siempre en una hora violeta. Nuestros relojes no estĆ”n parados, pero marcan la misma hora una y otra vez. Yo la evoco por escrito. Recuerdo este aƱo de mi vida con la esperanza de fijar su relato y no convertirlo nunca en un lugar comĆŗnĀ».
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Con estas palabras comienza este emocionante relato en el que Sergio del Molino narra un aƱo de la vida de su hijo Pablo, desde que fue diagnosticado de un raro y grave tipo de leucemia hasta las primeras semanas tras su muerte. Hoy, cuando se cumple el dĆ©cimo aniversario de su primera publicaciĆ³n, llega a Alfaguara la ediciĆ³n revisada por el autor, que cuenta ademĆ”s con un epĆ­logo en el que Del Molino revisita su tiempo de escritura y los sentimientos que lo acompaƱaron entonces, y el orgullo personal de ver cĆ³mo lo que fue creado como un testimonio secreto acabĆ³ inspirando cambios sociales importantes.

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ā€œAn extraordinary, deep and detailed human document.ā€ - Fernando Aramburu
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ā€œThis book is dictionary with a single entry, the search for a word that doesnā€™t exist in my language: a term to describe the parents of children who have died. Children who lose their parents are orphans, and those who have to close their spouse's dead eyes are widows and widowers. But we, the parents who sign the documents authorizing our children's funerals, we have no name, no civil status. We remain parents forever; the parents of a ghost who will never age, will never again need a ride to school, who wonā€™t meet a girl, go to college or move away from home. A child who will never again get in trouble or need to be scolded. A child who will never read the books we dedicate to them. With no term to describe us, we are doomed to live forever in a violet hour.Ā  Our clocks havenā€™t stopped, but instead chime the same hour over and over again.Ā  This is the state I try to invoke here, recalling that year of my life to enshrine it in memory and ensure I never take it for granted.ā€
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With these words, Sergio del Molino begins his moving account of a year in the life of his son, Pablo, from the moment when he was diagnosed with a rare and deadly form of leukemia through the weeks following his death. Ten years after its original publication, this revised version of del Molinoā€™s memoir comes to Alfaguara with an epilogue in which the author revisits the writing process and the emotions it evoked, as well as his pride at seeing what began as a personal project went on to inspire significant social change.

This book title, La hora violeta / The Violet Hour, ISBN: 9788420476421, by Sergio Del Molino, published by PRH Grupo Editorial (January 23, 2024) 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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Product Details

Author:
Sergio Del Molino
Format:
Paperback
Pages:
216
Publisher:
PRH Grupo Editorial (January 23, 2024)
Language:
Spanish
ISBN-13:
9788420476421
ISBN-10:
8420476420
Weight:
12.2oz
Dimensions:
5.97" x 9.45" x 0.56"
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Audience:
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Country of Origin:
Spain

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