Description
Blood of Promises
Book Summary
This edition brings together in Spanish for the first time the four plays that make up Wajdi Mouawad's most ambitious theatrical cycle: Tideline, Scorched, Forests, and Heavens. Considered one of the pinnacles of 21st-century theater, the volume allows the reader to traverse the entirety of a literary journey spanning more than fifteen years of creation. It also includes an interview with the author, previously unpublished in Spanish, in which he reflects on his poetics and the writing process of this fundamental cycle of contemporary literature.
What is it about?
The Blood of Promises cycle follows the quest for identity and the reconstruction of memory through four pieces that are thematically and symbolically intertwined. Tideline begins the journey from the sea, with a son burying his father in a foreign land. Scorched delves into family secrets and the wounds of war, in a story of devastating revelations. Forests explores the legacy of violence through generations, while Heavens closes the cycle with a reflection on exile, promise, and the possibility of rebuilding what has been lost. Mouawad constructs a universe where childhood, war, displacement, and love intertwine with unusual poetic power.
Main Themes
- Family memory and the reconstruction of identity across generations.
- Exile, displacement, and the search for one's own place in the world.
- War as an experience that scars and destroys, but also as a starting point for reconciliation.
- Childhood as a foundational wound and as a driving force for writing.
- Commitment to the word and the promise as an act of resistance.
Who is it recommended for?
This book is aimed at readers and theatergoers interested in contemporary drama of high literary quality. It is also intended for students and professionals of the performing arts who wish to study a crowning work of modern theater. Furthermore, it will be of great interest to those looking for an intense, poetic, and emotionally powerful narrative about memory, war, and identity.
What this book offers
- Complete access to Wajdi Mouawad's most important theatrical cycle, gathered for the first time in a single volume in Spanish.
- A comprehensive and coherent vision of the author's artistic evolution over fifteen years of writing.
- An interview, unpublished in Spanish, that provides keys to understanding the playwright's poetics and creative process.
- A reading experience that combines the power of theater with the depth of great contemporary literature.
Technical Specifications
- Author: Mouawad, Wajdi
- Publisher: EDICIONES LA UÑA ROTA
- Language: Spanish
- Collection: LIBROS ROBADOS
- Publication Date: February 2026
- Number of pages: 508
- Weight: 830 g
Editorial Assessment
This edition of Blood of Promises constitutes an editorial milestone for Spanish-speaking readers, gathering for the first time the four key works by one of the most relevant playwrights of the 21st century. The inclusion of the unpublished interview adds significant documentary value. It is an essential work for those who wish to delve into a theater that combines demanding writing with a profound exploration of the human condition.