Los reyes / The Kings

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2024: AÑO CORTÁZAR

Una obra de estilo clásico y rara belleza, que propone una curiosa variante del mito del minotauro en forma de poema dramático.

«¡Cede lugar a mi secreto amor! ¡Ven, hermano, ven, amante al fin! ¡Surge de la profundidad que nunca osé salvar, asoma desde la hondura que mi amor ha derribado! ¡Brota asido al hilo que te lleva el insensato!».

Los reyes (1949), primer libro publicado por Cortázar con su nombre verdadero es un poema dramático que propone una curiosa variante del mito del Minotauro: Ariadna no está enamorada de Teseo sino del monstruo que habita en el centro del laberinto. Gran conocedor de la estructura cerrada y fatal de los mitos griegos, Cortázar se las ingenia para que la historia tenga, de todas formas, el desenlace conocido: a pesar de las intenciones de su amada, el monstruo elige morir a manos de Teseo. Esta obra de estilo clásico y rara belleza, que ocupa un lugar de excepción dentro de la riquísima obra literaria de Cortázar, tiene el mérito enorme de respetar y, al mismo tiempo, transgredir la tradición.

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2024: YEAR OF CORTÁZAR

A work of rare beauty, written in a classical style. A twist on the myth of Minotaur in the form of a dramatic poem.

“Make way for my secret love! Come, brother, come, lover to the end! Arise from the depths that I never dared save, arise from the abyss that my love has demolished! Emerge holding the thread that this foolish boy bears to you!”

The Kings (1949), the first book published by Cortázar under his own name, is a dramatic poem that offers a novel approach to the story of the Minotaur. In his retelling, Ariadne is in love not with Theseus but with the monster who lives at the center of the labyrinth. Cognizant of the closed and fateful structure of Greek myths, Cortázar reworks the story while keeping its classic ending: despite his lover’s intentions, the Minotaur chooses to die at the hands of Theseus. A work of rare beauty, written in a classical style that stands apart from the rest of Cortázar’s work, The Kings has the enormous merit of respecting tradition even as it transgresses it.

This book title, Los reyes / The Kings, ISBN: 9789505112302, by Julio Cortázar, published by PRH Grupo Editorial (August 20, 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:
Julio Cortázar
Format:
Paperback
Pages:
80
Publisher:
PRH Grupo Editorial (August 20, 2024)
Language:
Spanish
Audience:
General/trade
ISBN-13:
9789505112302
ISBN-10:
9505112300
Weight:
5.2oz
Dimensions:
5.96" x 9.43" x 0.31"
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