{"product_id":"9788412889925","title":"METERRA","description":"\u003ch2\u003eMETERRA\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMeterra\u003c\/em\u003e is the imaginary biography of a painter who fails as a man and an artist, a forgotten masterpiece of the Spanish literary avant-garde. Written between 1955 and 1963 and published in 1974, this bold and experimental novel weaves a vital odyssey in which Juan, the protagonist, leaves his native Zaragoza to seek his fortune in Paris. What begins as a childhood memory transforms into a sinister and mythical landscape, an inaccessible territory that gives the work its title. With echoes of Joyce, Proust, Kafka, and Faulkner, the reader is immersed in a journey toward destruction, populated by broken dreams, failed romances, and a Kafkaesque atmosphere that defies conventional narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is it about?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe novel follows the trajectory of Juan, an antihero who, from his childhood in Zaragoza, pursues an artistic dream that leads him to Paris, the cultural hotbed of the era. However, the city becomes the setting for his personal and professional decline. Through a fragmented and experimental structure, the work explores the protagonist's impossibility of accessing \"Meterra,\" a mythical territory that symbolizes a lost paradise or an unattainable goal. The narration unfolds through streams of consciousness, lexical games, musical devices, and hellish dialogues, creating an oppressive and dreamlike environment. Juan faces hostile secondary characters, pestilent diseases, and wrathful beasts in an uninhabitable city, while his identity unravels and his failure becomes inevitable. The work is a rhetorical litany that combines provincial neorealism with deep psychological exploration, offering a unique and challenging literary experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMain Themes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe artistic and existential failure of the modern antihero.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe search for a lost paradise or inaccessible mythical territory.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAlienation and personal decline in a hostile urban environment.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eNarrative experimentation through stream of consciousness and personal symbolism.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA critique of the cultural avant-garde and its unfulfilled promises.\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 passionate about experimental narrative and avant-garde literature. It is ideal for those who enjoy complex works that challenge traditional structures, with influences from authors such as Joyce, Kafka, or Faulkner. It will also be attractive to scholars of 20th-century Spanish literature interested in rediscovering forgotten gems, and to those seeking a profound, symbolic, and psychologically intense read.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat this book offers\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAn innovative reading experience that combines advanced narrative techniques with rich, symbolic prose.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe opportunity to rediscover a pioneering work of the Spanish literary avant-garde, ahead of its time.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA lucid and heartbreaking portrait of human and artistic failure, explored from a deep psychological perspective.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA literary journey through dreamlike and mythical territories that invite reflection on identity and memory.\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 Manuel Derqui Martos\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Editorial Pez de Plata, S.L.\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\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Modern and contemporary fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\u003e Narrativa Pez de Plata\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 November 2024\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 520\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1223 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEditorial Review\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMeterra\u003c\/em\u003e stands as an essential editorial recovery for lovers of experimental literature. Its original publication in 1974, despite the delay, does not diminish the value of a work that, due to its formal ambition and thematic depth, deserves a prominent place in 20th-century Spanish narrative. Manuel Derqui Martos's novel is an intellectual challenge that rewards the reader with a unique aesthetic and emotional experience, although its complexity may not be suitable for those seeking a light read. It is, without a doubt, a key piece for understanding the innovative currents of its time and a discovery for any literary library.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"EDITORIAL PEZ DE PLATA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53405860888923,"sku":"9788412889925","price":25.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/0650\/6331\/files\/978841288992.jpg?v=1781833383","url":"https:\/\/kalamobooks.com\/en\/products\/9788412889925","provider":"Kalamo Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}