The time has come to leave a stage behind. It is a different time. A different world. A lot has happened since we started publishing The Walking Dead in the distant 2005. At that time it was a real publishing revolution and Planeta Cómic became the standard-bearer of the best independent American comics.
After hundreds of thousands of copies sold in Spain over these 15 years, the series has already reached its point of maturity and we say goodbye to it with a good taste in the mouth for the good work carried out, both by the original authors, the Skybound publisher, translators, editors, commercial teams and especially the booksellers and readers who have taken such great care of the collection. Thus, as of March 31, 2021, we will stop marketing the 32 paperback volumes, the 8 cardboard volumes and some specials from this series.
But as Rick Grimes said in the last volume, we're on the way back, i can see our future ahead, and it's bright. Proof of this is that we continue to achieve success in the USA with Saga, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Usagi Yojimbo, Spawn, Paper Girls or the catalog Aftershock. And proof of this is that in March we will inaugurate a close collaboration with Image Y Boom! Studios to continue publishing the best independent American comics in Spain and all Latin American countries. It will be accompanied by powerful world launches in Spanish of their most anticipated and acclaimed titles, Attentive, because on Wednesday at 5:00 p.m. we will publish a preview of these upcoming news …
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The most spectacular talents and feats of both Spain and the rest of the world come together in the pages full of unprecedented feats and extraordinary milestones of the Guinness World Records 2021.
Because we are fascinated by extraordinary stories, as good readers that we are. And that is why we cannot stop reading the anecdotes that this edition brings us. And a curiosity to start with: did you know that this year there have been 32,986 requests for feats to appear in the Guinness Book? And that around the world around 90 new records are recorded every day?
Do you want to know what awaits you in the new edition? Well take a look. 😜⤵️
Well let's get down to business and Let's see some of the most curious, bizarre and unclassifiable to celebrate World Guinness World Records Day. 😙
1) The fastest marathon dressed as a clown
Yes, this year is peculiar and has us all a little out of focus.It is not surprising then that Rafael Cros, owner of this title, has broken the record for the fastest marathon (he completed the Valencia Trinidad Alfonso EDP marathon in 2h 42 min 56 sec) and above all wearing a uniform that is not the usual in these events.
His story? He had bought the clown costume for a bachelor party and decided to use it again to run and raise funds for a charity dedicated to helping children.
2) The largest serving of gazpacho
And if after so much running you have gotten hungry, get ready because surely your stomach won't growl after reading this record. To celebrate the designation of Almería as the 2019 Spanish Capital of Gastronomy, Unique Group He prepared 9,800 liters of gazpacho, enough to fill about 60 bathtubs. Nothing more and nothing less than 60! 😱
All that gazpacho was later served at a ceremony held in the Almadrabillas park, on June 9, and the money raised was used for charitable causes.
3) The fastest 100km open water swim
And to lose so much food, nothing better than a little sport. A little or a lot of sport, in the case of Pablo Fernandez Alvarez. On July 29, 2019, he completed the «Century Swim in the Gulf Stream», a 100 km long non-stop open water swimming event, which takes place on the coast of Jupiter, Florida, United States.
Thanks to the momentum of the Gulf Stream, Pablo was able to advance at more than 7 km / h and finish his solo effort in 12 hours, 21 minutes and 14 seconds. We better not think about our swimming speed when we are on the beach in summer. 😂
4) The highest financial prize won in a television contest
And if the previous record was an example of persistence, don't miss our fourth appointment on the list of extraordinary things. The Wolves. Do they sound familiar? Maybe not. But perhaps you are familiar with the TV contest "Boom" presented by Juanra Bonet.
Well, Los Lobos is one of the teams that has been participating in it and its members have become the winners of the largest economic prize ever won in a television contest. In addition, their talent and persistence also earned them another recognition: their more than 300 consecutive victories in as many programs also represent the highest number of consecutive victories in a television contest.
5) More pole position in major motorcycle racing awards throughout his career
And speaking of solid careers… don't think there is no place in Guinness World Records for sports. In this category stands out Marc Márquez.
The one from Cervera is the rider with the most pole position in major motorcycle racing awards throughout his career. He also adds other titles: several world records for achieving the best time on the circuit, pilot with more pole position in one season, youngest winner of a MotoGP race (20 years and 63 days), youngest MotoGP world champion (20 years and 266 days) and also the rider with the most consecutive victories in a season with a total of 10 wins. Not bad, right?
6) Most individual Grand Slam tournaments played consecutively
And if we park the motorcycle and take the racket, we have to talk about Feliciano Lopez. The tennis player from Toledo has participated in a total of 72 consecutive Grand Slam tournaments, since his debut at Roland Garros in 2002. His last participation ended in a first-round loss at the Australian Open, on January 20, 2020, and although not It is the sweetest outcome if it allows him to add a total of 72 Grand Slam in which he has participated as an individual player.
7) The human image of a bigger hamburger
Yes, it is certainly a unique challenge. And yes, it certainly requires less physical dexterity than driving a large-displacement motorcycle or playing a game of tennis … but organizing something like that has a lot of merit.
On October 14, 2019, a total of 1,047 people were placed in multi-colored layers to recreate the image of a cheeseburger in Madrid. The Spanish hamburger chain Goiko Grill was the organizer of the event, which took place during the "Goiko Games 2019", an annual meeting that the company holds to recognize the work of its employees. And you, would you see yourself doing something similar with your co-workers? 🤔
With these records it is clear that there is much to do and to discover, so we can only invite you to transfer the cover of the Guinness World Records 2021 —Brilliant too, by the way, since it's the work of the award-winning illustrator Rod hunt– and have a great time exploring the oddities and curiosities that humans are capable of.
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This Friday, November 20, the Princess Room of the María Guerrero Theater hosts the absolute premiere of this piece that reveals human emotion and vulnerability beyond ages, genders and eras
Tomas Cabané is the author and director of the text, in which Tomás Pozzi has collaborated, who plays the role of Amanda in this dramatic monologue
Dear whim speaks of waiting, fear of rejection or prejudice towards intergenerational love through the monologue of a mature woman who tires of waiting for the call of the young man with whom she has fallen in love
Dear whim It is the “most personal and intimate” project of all those who have tackled together Thomas Cabané Y Tomas Pozzi. The young director and playwright and the Argentine interpreter present this work that they have written in tandem and that, based on the monologue of a mature woman waiting for a call from her young lover who will never arrive, calls into question a whole series of stereotypes and taboos social.
The origin dates back to 2018, Cabané says, “when Pozzi expressed his desire to me to return to being a woman on stage”. Starting from feelings that we have all experienced at some time, such as the fear of rejection, of being left alone and waiting for that promise that never comes, “the need arose to begin to disrupt that idea of romantic love that has been instilled in us since childhood, especially in the female universe ”, adds the director. Thus, using as a framework the intergenerational love between a young man and a mature woman, “something that still contains many taboos and prejudices”, the creative couple uses “Amanda's journey to deconstruct some of these myths, hit rock bottom, feel that anguish , revisit our personal ties and move forward ”, Cabané points out.
It is not the first time that Tomás Pozzi has played a female character, but as Cabané affirms, "we decided that this time it was going to be different, we did not want a costume, but to get to the essence of this woman." Amanda, the protagonist of Dear whim, “Believes in love as something idealized, the result of what they expect of her and the education she received together with her sister,” says Pozzi, while highlighting the evolution of the character: “However, this confinement awakens her side more vindictive and her right to be alone. He begins to deny everything he has apprehended and to build a new path where love is no longer a problem, but a whim. Extract its most sentimental part and live it as something more liberating ”.
Dear whim it is narrated as a kind of confession, of confidence shared with the public, who, locked up with the character, is accompanying Amanda throughout her liberating journey. Tomás Cabané, who cites other ‘captive’ women in literature as references, such as Doña Rosita la soltera, Ella de Human voice or the mythical Penelope, paraphrasing Pozzi's own character in the play, who says: "Amanda is a cry in the real world, Amanda exists, I heard her in the messages from my mother's friends."
Co-produced by the Centro Dramático Nacional together with Check-In Producciones and Pedro Hermosilla Producciones, the play opens this Friday, November 20 in the Sala de la Princesa of the María Guerrero Theater, where it will run until December 13.
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This Friday, November 20, the Princess Room of the María Guerrero Theater hosts the absolute premiere of this piece that reveals human emotion and vulnerability beyond ages, genders and eras
Tomas Cabané is the author and director of the text, in which Tomás Pozzi has collaborated, who plays the role of Amanda in this dramatic monologue
Dear whim speaks of waiting, fear of rejection or prejudice towards intergenerational love through the monologue of a mature woman who tires of waiting for the call of the young man with whom she has fallen in love
Dear whim It is the “most personal and intimate” project of all those who have approached together Thomas Cabané and Tomas Pozzi. The young director and playwright and the Argentine interpreter present this work that they have written in tandem and that, based on the monologue of a mature woman waiting for a call from her young lover who will never arrive, calls into question a whole series of stereotypes and taboos social.
The origin dates back to 2018, Cabané says, “when Pozzi expressed his desire to me to return to being a woman on stage”. Starting from feelings that we have all experienced at some time, such as the fear of rejection, of being left alone and waiting for that promise that never comes, “the need arose to begin to disrupt that idea of romantic love that has been instilled in us since childhood, especially in the female universe ”, adds the director. Thus, using as a framework the intergenerational love between a young man and a mature woman, “something that still contains many taboos and prejudices”, the creative couple uses “Amanda's journey to deconstruct some of these myths, hit rock bottom, feel that anguish , revisit our personal ties and move forward ”, Cabané points out.
It is not the first time that Tomás Pozzi has played a female character, but as Cabané affirms, "we decided that this time it was going to be different, we did not want a costume, but to get to the essence of this woman." Amanda, the protagonist of Dear whim, "Believes in love as something idealized, the result of what they expect of her and the education she received together with her sister," says Pozzi, while highlighting the evolution of the character: "However, this confinement awakens her side more vindictive and her right to be alone. He begins to deny everything he has learned and to build a new path where love is no longer a problem, but a whim. Extract its most sentimental part and live it as something more liberating ”.
Dear whim it is narrated as a kind of confession, of confidence shared with the public, who, locked up with the character, is accompanying Amanda throughout her liberating journey. Tomás Cabané, who cites other ‘captive’ women in literature as references, such as Doña Rosita la soltera, Ella de Human voice or the mythical Penelope, paraphrasing Pozzi's own character in the play, who says: "Amanda is a cry in the real world, Amanda exists, I heard her in the messages from my mother's friends."
Co-produced by the Centro Dramático Nacional together with Check-In Producciones and Pedro Hermosilla Producciones, the play opens this Friday, November 20 in the Sala de la Princesa of the María Guerrero Theater, where it will run until December 13.
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The winning project of the call launched last June by the # Dramático together with the COAM and the AAPEE already receives the public of the theater located in the Plaza de Lavapiés
The installation consists of a light and floating vault over the theater hall based on textiles and movable furniture that allows creating different spaces
The Flu-or architecture studio, based in A Coruña, is responsible for this winning proposal from among the more than 60 projects from different countries that were submitted to the competition
The spectators of the Valle-Inclán Theater are received by a floating vault installed in the hall that its architects, the Galician architecture studio Flu–or, they have baptized with the name of "Loom". This is the winning project of the Ephemeral Architecture Contest convened last June by the Center#National Dramatic, in collaboration with the Madrid Official College of Architects (COAM) and the Association of Scenic Plastic Artists of Spain (AAPEE), and to which more than 60 proposals from various countries were submitted.
The objective of the call has been to generate a multifunctional space that, under guidelines of versatility, sustainability and avant-garde, allows hosting activities of a different nature, such as meetings with the public, press conferences, exhibition and consultation of books, etc .; in addition to making the theater a meeting place open to citizens.
The COAM highlights the high level of the applications received: “It was very interesting to analyze and compare the different ways of rethinking space through its material component. We wanted to thank the collaborators and manufacturers involved for their willingness to help carry out this call ”, he says. Álvaro Pardo Ballesteros, from the Materials Gallery of the Official College of Architects of Madrid.
"Telar" presents a cover composed of floating sheets made of textile material that plays with light and volume and movable furniture that allows the creation of different spaces. This installation, which "seeks to modify the lobby space, transforming its scale", according to Luis Santalla, partner of the winning architecture studio, part of "a resounding idea, a clear volume, made up of elements that recall the framework of the theater stage".
“The space in the lobby brings the theater closer to the square, turning the lobby into the new stage and the square into the new stalls. The desired reaction is to surprise visitors, both those who already knew the theater and those who enter for the first time ”, explains Santalla.
ORa light and robust installation at the same time
The Jury of the contest, made up of representatives of the National Institute of Performing Arts and Music (INAEM), the # Dramatic, the COAM, the AAPEE and the Paredes Pedrosa studio; He highlighted when issuing the ruling of the winning project "its poetic character and close to the scenographic language of the theater, as well as the ability to transform the perception of space through a light but resounding gesture."
"Its ability to create a surprising and welcoming scenic space stands out, through the shapes of the textiles that hang from the imaginary comb", according to the architects of the Valle-Inclán Theater, Angela Garcia de Paredes and Ignacio Garcia Pedrosa, members of the Jury, who affirm that the proposal fits very well into the lobby that they designed for this theater, inaugurated in 2006, and for whose design they received the 2007 Spanish Architecture Prize.
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He winning project of the call launched last June by the #Dramatic with him COAM and the AAPEE it already welcomes the public of the theater located in the Plaza de Lavapiés. The installation consists of a light and floating vault over the theater hall based on textiles and movable furniture that allows the creation of different spaces. The architecture studio Fluorine, based in A Coruña, is responsible for this winning proposal from among the more than 60 projects from different countries that were submitted to the contest.
One of the objectives of the new artistic direction to CENTRO # DRAMATICO NACIONAL it is sact as a bridge to introduce young creators and creators in the professional work environment of the performing arts.
In accordance with this declaration of intent, we will offer the educational community a Bag of places to carry out unpaid external internships at the Drama headquarters. This will allow the students to know in depth theatrical practice, thus complementing the theoretical knowledge about their subject of study.
Under no circumstances will it derive from its performance the obligations of an employment relationship, nor may its content give rise, in any case, to the replacement of the employment provision of jobs.
The legal coverage of these practices is included in a collaboration agreement that the National Institute of Performing Arts and Music (INAEM) signs with educational entities.
The National Dramatic Center It will only process the requests made through the educational centerof the person interested in the internship program, not individually by the students. At the same time, exclusively students assigned to any study program of the centers that have an agreement signed with Inaem, which are currently the following:
Show Technology Center
School of Cinematography and Audiovisuals of the Community of Madrid (ECAM)
Royal Higher School of Dramatic Art (RESAD)
Autonomous University of Madrid
Carlos III University
Complutense University of Madrid
University of Salamanca
San Pablo CEU University
International University of La Rioja
The term To request the places offered this course is from Monday, November 16 to Wednesday, December 16, 2020, both included.
Below is a list of the sections in which educational practices can be carried out (in alphabetical order) and the number of places offered as well as the estimated duration of the practices per section:
2 Dramatic Action: The student will participate in the preparation and coordination of the program of transversal activities aimed at the public and professionals of the performing arts (meetings, colloquia, master classes, workshops, …) that the Drama develops in parallel to the production and exhibition of functions .
Duration of 2 to 3 months.
5 Direction and 5 Dramaturgy: the student will have the opportunity to attend a complete rehearsal process for a theatrical production, sharing with the artistic and technical team the necessary tasks until the day of the premiere.
Duration subject to testing schedule.
2 Cultural Management and Production: the / the student will be able to know the reality of the production and management of a theatrical production, from the pre-production, the rehearsals and the exhibition of functions to the preparation of the tour, if applicable.
Duration subject to testing schedule.
5 Interpretation: The student will have the opportunity to attend a full rehearsal process for a theatrical production, paying special attention to the activity carried out by the cast of the same.
Duration subject to testing schedule.
1 Marketing and audience management: the / the student will be able to deepen in the creation and loyalty of audiences through elements as fundamental as the sale of tickets, season tickets and communication.
Duration of 2 to 3 months.
2 Press and Communication: The student will participate in the promotion and dissemination work of the CDN premieres and activities in the media.
Duration of 2 to 3 months.
2 Technical section: The student will be integrated into the work team that prepares a show in the technical aspects specified below. You will learn about the preparations for the rehearsals and the attendance to the function during the exhibition period. Sections: Audiovisual, Lighting, Make-up, Machinery, Technical office, Hairdresser, Office, Tailoring and Props.
Duration of 2 to 3 months.
* Both the calendar and the hours of the practices will be subject to the calendar and schedules of the activities programmed by the National Dramatic Center.
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One of the objectives of the new artistic direction to National # Dramatic Center is sact as a bridge to introduce young creators and creators in the professional work environment of the performing arts.
In accordance with this declaration of intent, we will offer the educational community a Bag of places to carry out unpaid external internships at the Drama headquarters. This will allow the students to know in depth theatrical practice, thus complementing the theoretical knowledge about their subject matter.
Under no circumstances will it derive from its performance the obligations of an employment relationship, nor may its content give rise, in any case, to the replacement of the employment provision of jobs.
The legal coverage of these practices is included in a collaboration agreement that the National Institute of Performing Arts and Music (INAEM) signs with educational entities.
The National Dramatic Center It will only process the requests made through the educational centerof the person interested in the internship program, not individually by the students. At the same time, exclusively students assigned to any study program of the centers that have an agreement signed with Inaem, which are currently the following:
Show Technology Center
School of Cinematography and Audiovisuals of the Community of Madrid (ECAM)
Complutense Institute of Music Sciences (ICCM)
Royal Higher School of Dramatic Art (RESAD)
Autonomous University of Madrid
Carlos III University
Complutense University of Madrid
Miguel de Cervantes European University of Valladolid
University of Salamanca
San Pablo CEU University
International University of La Rioja
He term To request the places offered this course is from Monday, November 16 to Wednesday, December 16, 2020, both included.
Below is a list of the sections in which educational practices can be carried out (in alphabetical order) and the number of places offered as well as the estimated duration of the practices per section:
2 Dramatic Action: The student will participate in the preparation and coordination of the program of transversal activities aimed at the public and professionals of the performing arts (meetings, colloquia, master classes, workshops, …) that the Drama develops in parallel to the production and exhibition of functions .
Duration of 2 to 3 months.
5 Direction and 5 Dramaturgy: The student will have the opportunity to attend a full rehearsal process for a theatrical production, sharing with the artistic and technical team the necessary tasks until the day of the premiere.
Duration subject to testing schedule.
2 Cultural Management and Production: the / the student will be able to know the reality of the production and management of a theatrical production, from the pre-production, the rehearsals and the exhibition of functions to the preparation of the tour, if applicable.
Duration subject to testing schedule.
5 Interpretation: The student will have the opportunity to attend a full rehearsal process for a theatrical production, paying special attention to the activity carried out by the cast of the same.
Duration subject to testing schedule.
1 Marketing and audience management: The student will be able to deepen the creation and loyalty of audiences through such fundamental elements as the sale of tickets, season tickets and communication.
Duration of 2 to 3 months.
2 Press and Communication: The student will participate in the promotion and dissemination work of the CDN premieres and activities in the media.
Duration of 2 to 3 months.
2 Technical section: The student will be part of the work team that prepares a show in the technical aspects specified below. You will learn about the preparations for the rehearsals and the attendance to the function during the exhibition period. Sections: Audiovisual, Lighting, Make-up, Machinery, Technical Office, Hairdresser, Office, Tailoring and Props.
Duration of 2 to 3 months.
* Both the calendar and the schedule of the practices will be subject to the calendar and schedules of the activities programmed by the National Dramatic Center.
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For him Libraries DayWhat better than to go to one of them to celebrate it. We started engines destined for Barcelona, specifically towards Comic SanTs, a specialized store that opened in 2019 and recently relocated to a larger store on the same Joan Güell street.
Inside awaits us Josep Ramón, Its owner, who has been working indirectly in the comic industry for 12 years, in addition to being his passion since childhood: After normal jobs, it was time to make a job decision that really made me feel comfortable with the work I was doing.
In its library you can enjoy a lot of variety: the main thing is comics, but as a good geek, there is also room for manga, art books, essays and merchandising. The events are also fundamental for its dynamics: Thanks to the years that I have been linked to the world of comics, I have been able to make friends at the level of authors who have very kindly lent themselves to sign in the store, in addition to always having the doors open to anyone who wants to make a presentation of their art.
If you are a neighbor of the Sants neighborhood or you pass by, in ComicSanTs you will feel at home, because dealing with the public is referential. The fact that whoever runs the store is a comic lover means that we know how to recommend titles to new readers and also to be able to have a pleasant conversation with any of the customers who are already friends., says Josep Ramón.
Undoubtedly, a must-see place for all kinds of people, whether they are fans of comics, those who want to start reading or those who want to give away comics.
Your favorite series or comic edited by Planeta Cómic is…
I've never been a big fan of manga, although I have to admit that My Hero Academia has me trapped. It perfectly combines the two worlds, the manga narrative and the superhero theme.
Thanks for attending us, Josep! See you, neighbor!
This year the bookstores have given us stories when we needed them most, and we want to thank them from the bottom of our hearts. How? In the best way: going to visit them and going out with our next reading.
Do you want some recommendations? Don't you know what your next prey will be to be eaten between coffee and armchair? Well pay attention because our booksellers have some recommendations for you. ⤵️✨
Atenea Bookstore (Orihuela) – Natalia
ALL OF US, JAVIER MENÉNDEZ FLORES
«Crime novel narrated in two stages that you will devour and with a totally unexpected ending. You won't be able to stop reading.
Herso Bookstore (Albacete) – Auxi
THURSDAY CRIME CLUB, RICHARD OSMAN
It's hilarious, you laugh all the time. That a group of grandmothers get together and dedicate themselves to perpetrate plans of that type already places you in that comic context.
Librería Herso (Albacete) – Pepe
THE DOOR, MANEL LOUREIRO
"Creepy, I was afraid to turn the page and everything."
Plumier Bookstore (Ibi) – Pilar
AN OPEN HEART, ELVIRA LINDO
"I liked it very much, I don't know if because it reminds me of my time or the story of my parents but it transported me back then and it moved me."
Ali i Truc Bookstore (Elche) – Paco Trigueros
LIKE DUST IN THE WIND, LEONARDO PADURA
«The perfect novel to understand the Cuban diaspora. The best book I have read this year.
Chaotic Bookstore (Seville) – Joaquín
THE UNFORTUNATE, ARIEL MAGNUS
“A very interesting book, which portrays a dark character in a very pleasant way. The character is the Architect of the Holocaust ”.
Nobel Library (Almería) – Rafael Galvache
THE FATHER'S HOUSE, KARMELE JAIO
“An intimate, hard and fluid story in which literature, feminism, gender violence and the family cease to be tangential themes to become the nucleus of the novel. It hits you roundly from the beginning and dismantles many of your most intimate and established beliefs ”.
"Who was going to tell me that I would end up reading a worthy successor to that mythical book of vampires that shine in the sun?"
"A pleasant, endearing and blood-filled read … the only downside I see is that the second one hasn't come out yet …".
Botica de Lectores Library (Seville) – Rafael Rodríguez
THOMAS CROMWELL TRILOGY, HILARY MANTEL
"Simply spectacular. I recommend reading it ”.
Metropolis Library (Jaén) – Maria Jesus
FRANKENSTEIN'S MOTHER, ALMUDENA GRANDES
"In the entire series of Episodes, also in Mother…, I have an exhilarating feeling, as if justice is being done somehow; not only with those who are or have been protagonists in the history of Spain and the Civil War, but, and above all, with the most common people ». I greatly appreciated that end in which salvation can separate us from everything we want and at the same time, offers us new opportunities in life. "
“Using the simile of the winemaker, the aging and reserve books are those that have gained the value of calling themselves great works over time… but there are times that unintentionally, on any given day, a young wine-book (of the year) leaves shocked by the amount of nuances it shows in its reading.
Well, with the novel by M. Lucas Rijneveld something similar has happened to me: a young author, unknown by these struggles. The reading of The restlessness of the night It has left me full of perplexities (…). Really unsettling. I'm sure that time will tell me … it will tell us much more ».
Letras Corsarias Library (Salamanca)
LAS MALAS, CAMILA SOSA VILLADA
«If someone were to ask the trick question of what is literature for, we could answer that, among other things, what Camila Sosa Villada does in The evil ones.
Put ourselves, as readers, in the shoes of the other. Getting even into his skin, making us see life through his eyes, beyond the mask (…).
You must have been there, in the icy night in a park in an Argentine city, waiting for customers, on high heels and almost without clothes; One must have suffered the blows, the humiliations, the rejection of daytime life, the repudiation of the father and the voracious desire of men; You have to have lived close to the stories of your companions, shared tragedies and euphoria; the skin must have been burned against the rough wall of denial, misunderstanding and hypocrisy in every minute detail of life.
You have to be a huge writer to tell us like this, with the ambition to get to the core of what matters, the life we don't live. This book eats your soul and that's why it's a party ».
So readers, we are not lacking in reasons to celebrate the #DayOfLibrerías, because literature and our booksellers make our world fill with fascinating stories that we do not want to miss. Because today and always, we want to keep bookstores more alive than ever. So that they continue to bring us knowledge, fantasy and unforgettable stories.
And you, do you already know which book you will go to find at your favorite bookstore? 📚💙😜
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