Description
The Remains of a Dream
Book Summary
In The Remains of a Dream, Antoni Ribas Tur constructs a polyphonic self-portrait through some fifty poems that function like fragments of a broken mirror. The reader enters a work where the image of the poetic self appears both realistic and distorted, and where diverse characters, eras, and geographies coexist. Between family roots, the immediate present, and cities like Rome and Warsaw, the book transitions from an initiatory text to an adventure book, making fiction an essential ingredient to transcend lived experiences and invent new ones.
What is it about?
The poetry collection explores the author's identity through a fragmented gaze. Each poem is an independent reflection that, as a whole, offers a polyhedral and non-linear vision of the poetic self. The work is built as a meeting space between past and present, where family roots collide with the immediacy of everyday life. Furthermore, the book travels through settings such as Rome and Warsaw, and is nourished by an implicit dramaturgy that invites the reader to imagine the characters, eras, and places that inhabit the verses. Fiction becomes a motor to move beyond mere life anecdotes and create a poetic reality of its own, between myth and the collective present.
Main themes
- Fragmentary self-portrait and polyhedral identity.
- Clash between family roots and the immediate present.
- Geographic and emotional travel (Rome, Warsaw).
- Fiction as a tool for transcending experience.
- Polyphony and poetic dramaturgy.
Who is it recommended for?
This book is recommended for readers of contemporary poetry who are looking for a work that is both introspective and narrative, where identity is constructed through fragmentation and a play of mirrors. It will also interest those who appreciate poetry that dialogues with travel, memory, and fiction, and that invites an active reading to imagine the stories that pulse behind each poem.
What this book offers
- A polyhedral reading experience that invites the reinterpretation of the whole through each fragment.
- A poetic journey through real and imagined geographies that enriches one's perspective on the present.
- A reflection on identity and family memory from a lyrical and innovative perspective.
- The opportunity to discover a poetic voice that masterfully combines realism, distortion, and fiction.
Technical specifications
- Author: Ribas Tur, Antoni
- Publisher: Edicions Saldonar
- Language: Catalan
- Subject: Poetry, Poetry by individual poets
- Collection: PoemES
- Binding: Other
- Publication date: January 2019
- Number of pages: 80
- Weight: 135 g
Editorial review
The Remains of a Dream is a work that stands out for its ability to build a poetic self-portrait through fragmentation and polyphony. Antoni Ribas Tur ensures that each poem has a life of its own, while the whole offers a coherent and suggestive vision. The mixture of realism, distortion, and fiction, along with the journey through spaces like Rome and Warsaw, makes this book an original proposal within contemporary Catalan poetry, especially attractive to readers who are looking for a voice that transcends the conventional lyrical self.