{"product_id":"9788416461448","title":"READINGS AND PASSIONS","description":"\u003ch2\u003eReadings and Passions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA tribute to incorrigible readers who find much more than an object in a book: pleasure, knowledge, and passion. In this work, José Luis Melero brings together a collection of short essays that traverse the space between renowned authors and forgotten figures, the rare and the curious, with the connecting thread of a sincere devotion to reading. The author invites us to rediscover the essential value of books, distancing them from any fetishism to return them to their original purpose: to be read with enthusiasm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is it about?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is structured around a passion for literature and its protagonists. Melero restores the memory of writers who deserve a second chance, such as Fernando de la Quadra Salcedo, Antonio Covarsí, or Amparo Poch, and revisits the great Spanish classics: Galdós, Baroja, Machado, Cernuda, Lorca, and Salinas. He also dedicates space to figures whom literary history has treated with less fortune, such as Carmen de Burgos, Juan Ramón Masoliver, or José García Mercadal. Each chapter is an invitation to explore lives, works, and contexts through a passionate and erudite lens, without losing the intimacy of the curious reader.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMain themes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eLiterary passions and figures of the Spanish canon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eRecovery of forgotten or marginal writers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe pleasure of reading as a vital and aesthetic experience\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eReflection on the value of the book beyond the object of worship\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eLiterary history and biographies of singular authors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho is it recommended for?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor passionate readers who enjoy discovering little-known authors or revisiting the classics from a personal perspective. Also for those looking for short, well-documented essays written in an accessible style, without sacrificing rigor. Especially indicated for lovers of Spanish literature and for those who find an inexhaustible source of pleasure and knowledge in books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat this book offers\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAn original look at canonical and forgotten writers of Spanish literature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eKeys to rediscovering the pleasure of reading without prejudices or trends\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eStories and anecdotes that enrich the understanding of the authors' work and lives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA defense of the book as a vehicle for knowledge and emotion, not as a fetish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAn enjoyable and erudite journey through literary figures from diverse eras\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTechnical specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAuthor: Melero, José Luis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Xordica Editorial, S.L.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: Spanish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eSubject: Prose: non-fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eCollection: Los libros de la falsa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003ePublication date: November 2021\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eNumber of pages: 288\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 495 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEditorial review\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA work that connects with the reader looking for more than a simple anthology of authors. Melero succeeds in combining erudition and accessibility, offering a book that is read with the same enthusiasm with which it is written. Ideal for those who wish to broaden their literary horizon without giving up the pleasure of polished and passionate prose. A title that will find its audience among lovers of Spanish literature and collectors of singular readings.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"XORDICA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53407302254939,"sku":"9788416461448","price":19.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/0650\/6331\/files\/978841646144.jpg?v=1781852058","url":"https:\/\/kalamobooks.com\/en\/products\/9788416461448","provider":"Kalamo Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}