{"product_id":"9788490414262","title":"THE BOOK OF SICILY","description":"\u003ch2\u003eTHE BOOK OF SICILY\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA rave in an abandoned village becomes the setting for a revealing encounter. A man and a woman attend the celebration, but everything changes when they run into a man who is the living memory of Gibellina, a Sicilian town devastated by an earthquake in 1968. This play explores how a body can contain the history of an entire place, the pilgrimage of a people who decide to rebuild elsewhere, and fertility rituals in a land that no longer bears fruit. A reflection on identity, displacement, and the Mediterranean we share.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is it about?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe play begins in the context of a rave held in an abandoned village. There, a man and a woman meet a character who embodies the memory of Gibellina, a Sicilian town destroyed by an earthquake in 1968. This man is, in himself, an island: a repository of memories of a place that no longer exists physically. From this encounter, the plot unfolds to explore how an entire town migrates to rebuild itself elsewhere, and how bodies attempt to preserve the memory of what was lost. The play delves into a fertility rite in an infertile land, posing questions about what we can learn today from the history of Gibellina and what Mediterranean we share as a common heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMain Themes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eCollective memory and its incarnation in the human body\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eNatural disaster and the reconstruction of a people's identity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eDisplacement and pilgrimage as a community experience\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eFertility rituals in contexts of loss and abandonment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe Mediterranean as a shared space of stories and tragedies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho is it recommended for?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis work is aimed at readers interested in contemporary theater that addresses social and historical issues from a poetic and symbolic perspective. It is also for those looking for theatrical texts that reflect on memory, displacement, and the capacity of communities for reconstruction. It is especially relevant for students and professionals of the performing arts, as well as for anyone interested in the history of Sicily and the Mediterranean.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat this book offers\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA theatrical and poetic look at a real historical event: the 1968 Gibellina earthquake\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA reflection on how the memory of a place can survive in the people who inhabited it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAn exploration of human rituals as a way of resisting oblivion and loss\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA short but dense work, ideal for stage productions or staged readings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTechnical Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e FIDALGO LAREO, PABLO\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e INSTITUTO ARTES ESCENICAS Y MUSICA\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 PLAYS, THEATRICAL TEXTS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\u003e THEATRICAL WORKS\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 2021\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 60\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 260 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEditorial Review\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Book of Sicily is a theatrical proposal that combines the power of a historical event with symbolic and evocative writing. In 60 pages, Pablo Fidalgo Lareo manages to condense a profound reflection on memory, inner exile, and the ability of peoples to reinvent themselves after a catastrophe. Its structure, which starts from a chance encounter at a rave, allows for the past and present to be connected organically. It is a work that will resonate with those looking for theater that is committed to reality, but also poetic and open to multiple interpretations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INSTITUTO ARTES ESCENICAS Y MUSICA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53405071114587,"sku":"9788490414262","price":10.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/0650\/6331\/files\/978849041426.jpg?v=1781822317","url":"https:\/\/kalamobooks.com\/en\/products\/9788490414262","provider":"Kalamo Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}