{"product_id":"9788412100365","title":"DICTIONARY OF FAREWELLS","description":"\u003ch2\u003eDICTIONARY OF FAREWELLS\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is not a standard dictionary, but a highly personal glossary in which each entry becomes a short essay. The author, Gabriel Albiac, displays sharp and erudite thinking to explore concepts ranging from philosophy and literature to political ideologies. The reader will find a work that challenges conventional definitions, offering profound and often provocative reflections on language, power, and the human condition. It is an intellectual journey that invites one to question certainties and bid farewell to received ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is it about?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach of the entries in this glossary is a miniature essay. Far from offering objective definitions, the author uses the dictionary format as a pretext to develop a profound cultural and political critique. Through a dense and lucid literary style, Albiac dissects key terms of our time, connecting philosophical tradition with the most immediate current events. The book acts as a sounding board where erudition is placed at the service of a lucid and often uncomfortable look at the contemporary world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMain themes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eCritical analysis of language and its conceptual traps.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eReflection on political ideologies and their historical evolution.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eReview of key figures and works from the literary and philosophical tradition.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eFarewell as a metaphor for the end of certainties and systems of thought.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe tension between the individual and power structures.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho is it recommended for?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor readers with a solid background in philosophy, literature, and political theory who are looking for a demanding and stimulating work. Also for those interested in the essay as a literary genre and in proposals that break with conventional academic formats. It is a book designed for restless minds who enjoy intellectual provocation and uncompromising critical thinking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat this book offers\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAn original and unconventional perspective on seemingly familiar concepts.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA stimulus for critical thinking and personal reflection.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAn example of literary and philosophical erudition applied to contemporary analysis.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA fragmentary reading experience that allows the book to be approached from any entry.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA tool for questioning dogmas and commonplaces of public discourse.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTechnical specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAuthor: ALBIAC, GABRIEL\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: CONFLUENCIAS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: Spanish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eSubject: DICTIONARIES, LITERARY ESSAYS, PHILOSOPHY, POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eCollection: HISPANIOLA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003ePublication date: April 2020\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eNumber of pages: 420\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 540 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEditorial review\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA singular work that combines the rigor of the essay with the formal freedom of a glossary. Its main value lies in the author's ability to turn each entry into a small treatise on ideas, offering a dense but rewarding read. It may be of particular interest to those who are looking for a book that does not merely inform, but forces one to think, and offers a lucid and uncompromising vision of the great issues of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CONFLUENCIAS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53407133696347,"sku":"9788412100365","price":25.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/0650\/6331\/files\/978841210036.jpg?v=1781847540","url":"https:\/\/kalamobooks.com\/en\/products\/9788412100365","provider":"Kalamo Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}