Description
Geometries of Memory
Book Summary
This work gathers the fruit of a series of intimate and profound conversations between Manuel Vázquez Montalbán and the Hispanist Georges Tyras. Through a complicit dialogue that took place between 1996 and 1997, the reader gains access to an inexhaustible source of information about the work of the Barcelona-born writer. More than a simple interview, this book is a tribute and an essential document for understanding the keys to a literary production marked by the tension between ethics and aesthetics, offering a unique perspective on the role of the intellectual in society.
What is it about?
The book unfolds a conversation structured around the work of Manuel Vázquez Montalbán, guided by the questions of Georges Tyras. Throughout its pages, the multiple forms of writing cultivated by the author are explored, from the detective novels featuring Pepe Carvalho to essays and poetry. The conversation, initiated at the writer's home in Barcelona, reaches a peak on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of his famous character and continues to refine comments and provide factual clarifications. The result is a journey that reveals, gradually, the formal successes and the substantial homogeneity of a work that conceives of the intellectual as a citizen with a theoretical awareness of their practical role.
Main themes
- The literary work of Manuel Vázquez Montalbán.
- The role of the intellectual in contemporary society.
- The tension between ethics and aesthetics in literary creation.
- Critical analysis of the author's narrative, essays, and poetry.
- The genesis and evolution of the character Pepe Carvalho.
Who is it recommended for?
This book is aimed at scholars of contemporary Spanish literature, fans of Manuel Vázquez Montalbán's work, and readers interested in the relationship between literature, social commitment, and cultural criticism. It will also be of great value to those seeking to understand the creative process of a multifaceted writer through a direct and unfiltered dialogue.
What this book offers
- Access to a primary source of information on the work and thought of Manuel Vázquez Montalbán.
- A privileged view of the internal coherence of his literary production, beyond the genres he cultivated.
- A deep reflection on the writer's commitment and the role of literature in society.
- A document of historical and critical value, rescuing conversations that were hitherto unpublished or out of print.
Technical specifications
- Author: Tyras, Georges
- Publisher: Editorial Alrevés
- Language: Spanish
- Topic: Biography: literary, memoirs, prose: non-fiction, literature: history and criticism
- Collection: Non-fiction
- Publication date: September 2018
- Number of pages: 248
- Weight: 519 g
Editorial review
Geometries of Memory is presented as a necessary and timely reissue. The work not only recovers a fundamental dialogue for the understanding of one of the most relevant writers of 20th-century Spanish literature, but it does so with the depth and detail that only a prolonged and complicit conversation can offer. It is, therefore, an essential read for the specialist and a privileged gateway for the reader who wishes to enter the literary universe of Vázquez Montalbán through the very voice of its creator.