{"product_id":"9788412011562","title":"Borrowed Days","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBorrowed Days\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBorrowed Days\u003c\/i\u003e, Bob Pop undertakes a unique literary and vital exercise: constructing his own intimate diary through the voices of others. Over the course of a year, the author appropriates the words and experiences of others—drawn from diaries, letters, and logbooks—to speak about himself, demonstrating that the boundary between what is read and what is lived is, in reality, nonexistent. The result is a hybrid work, a borrowed biography that fuses pop art, music, and personal reflection into a fragmentary and deeply human narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is it about?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is the result of a year-long narrative experiment. Bob Pop selects fragments from the diaries of other people—writers, artists, musicians, or anonymous figures—and interweaves them to create an autobiographical account. Far from being a simple anthology, the author uses these borrowed voices as mirrors and tools to explore his own identity, his obsessions, and his relationship with the world. The work thus becomes a collage of emotions and reflections where music, pop art, and mass culture act as a common thread. Through this polyphony of voices, the reader witnesses a process of self-discovery that challenges the conventions of the autobiographical genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMain Themes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe construction of identity through cultural and literary appropriation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe dissolution of the boundary between lived experience and read experience.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe personal diary as a hybrid genre between biography, cultural criticism, and confession.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe influence of pop art and music on the configuration of contemporary subjectivity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eLoneliness, memory, and the passage of time as engines of intimate writing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho is it recommended for?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is aimed at readers interested in literary experimentation and unconventional forms of autobiography. It is especially recommended for those who enjoy the work of Bob Pop or authors who work with collage, citation, and textual appropriation. It will also be attractive to fans of pop culture, music, and contemporary art, as well as those looking for an honest and fragmentary reflection on identity and the act of writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat this book offers\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAn original perspective on autobiography, demonstrating that it is possible to narrate oneself through the words of others.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA literary journey that invites reflection on how readings and cultural references shape our own history.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA work that functions as a mosaic of voices, offering a reading experience rich in nuances and discoveries.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAn intimate and lucid testimony on the creative process and the search for one's own voice amidst a chorus of influences.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTechnical Specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bob Pop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Somos Libros\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spanish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eTopic:\u003c\/strong\u003e Art and design styles: pop art, music, biography: general, diaries, letters and logbooks, prose: non-fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\u003e Con Transfondo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 2019\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEditorial Review\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBorrowed Days\u003c\/i\u003e is a bold literary proposal that is consistent with Bob Pop's trajectory, challenging the conventions of the autobiographical genre. Its main achievement lies in the originality of the approach and the author's ability to weave his own voice from the fragments of others, resulting in a work that is simultaneously a tribute to reading and a sincere inquiry into identity. It may be disconcerting for readers seeking a linear narrative, but it offers a stimulating and profound experience for those open to formal experimentation and intertextual dialogue. A book that invites reflection on how we construct ourselves through what we read and listen to.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SOMOS LIBROS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53410002534747,"sku":"9788412011562","price":17.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/0650\/6331\/files\/978841201156.jpg?v=1781899950","url":"https:\/\/kalamobooks.com\/en\/products\/9788412011562","provider":"Kalamo Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}