{"product_id":"9788412884906","title":"I WAS NOT AT AUSCHWITZ","description":"\u003ch2\u003eI WAS NOT IN AUSCHWITZ\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook summary\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA collection of poetry that explores memory, the legacy of horror, and the impossibility of remaining indifferent to history. With a language charged with powerful imagery, Concha Pérez Rojas constructs an intimate dialogue with the past, where the reader's conscience becomes a witness to a collective wound. A work that delves into the roots of identity and how the echo of tragedy resonates in the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is it about?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book delves into the relationship between the individual and historical memory, taking the Auschwitz extermination camp as a symbolic reference. Through a poetic voice that knows itself to be removed from the event yet feels it as its own, the author reflects on the transmission of pain, guilt, and shame. The verses move between the cry of those who suffered and the gaze of those who, from the present, contemplate the indelible marks. The work does not recount historical events, but rather builds a sensory and emotional experience where the landscape—trees, leaves, stones—is permeated with the memory of the bodies and souls that suffered there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMain themes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eHistorical memory and the transmission of collective trauma.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eIdentity constructed from the past and the legacy of horror.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe gaze of the absent witness and the impossibility of indifference.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eNature as a silent witness to human tragedy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eGuilt and shame as inherited emotions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho is it recommended for?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor readers of contemporary poetry interested in historical memory, reflection on collective suffering, and the capacity of language to name the unspeakable. Also for those seeking a work that engages with ethical conscience and the responsibility of the present toward the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat this book contributes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAn intense poetic experience that connects emotion and historical reflection.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAn original look at Holocaust memory from the perspective of the non-witness.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eLiterary images of great visual and symbolic power.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA space for introspection on the inheritance of pain and identity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTechnical specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAuthor: Concha Pérez Rojas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Huerga y Fierro Editores\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: Spanish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eSubject: Poetry by individual poets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eCollection: Poetry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003ePublication date: July 2024\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eNumber of pages: 106\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 155 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEditorial assessment\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA poetic proposal that stands out for its ability to address a subject of enormous historical and emotional density from a personal and non-testimonial perspective. The author  succeeds in forcing the reader to confront the question of how to inhabit the present while knowing oneself to be the heir to a traumatic past. Recommended for those seeking poetry that does not avoid the complexity or the discomfort of memory.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HUERGA Y FIERRO EDITORES","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53409968750939,"sku":"9788412884906","price":15.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/0650\/6331\/files\/978841288490.jpg?v=1781898627","url":"https:\/\/kalamobooks.com\/en\/products\/9788412884906","provider":"Kalamo Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}