{"product_id":"9788494341502","title":"Guastatoya","description":"\u003ch2\u003eGuastatoya\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGuastatoya\u003c\/em\u003e is a poetic work that explores memories of childhood and adolescence in the heart of Guatemala. The author, Enrique Noriega, constructs portraits and images where nature and humanity merge to give meaning to a reality marked by critical and biting survival in the face of an elusive modernity. This collection of poems offers a dense and fragmentary look at rural life, revealing the depth of apparently simple beings. An essential read for those seeking poetry with social consciousness and territorial roots.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is it about?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe poetry collection delves into the lyrical self's journey through the landscapes and people of rural Guatemala, specifically in the Guastatoya region. Through images etched in memory, Noriega portrays beings who, in their apparent simplicity, display an acute critique of a modernity that never reaches those spaces. The work is constructed as a poetics of the fragmentary, where each poem is a piece that makes up a mosaic of dense and defiant experiences, revealing the complexity of life in the countryside and the struggle to maintain identity in the face of change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMain Themes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eMemory of childhood and adolescence in the Guatemalan rural environment.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe tension between rural tradition and absent modernity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eSocial criticism and survival in marginalized communities.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe fusion of nature and human experience as a source of meaning.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eCultural identity and resistance through fragmentary poetry.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho is it recommended for?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is aimed at readers interested in contemporary Latin American poetry with a strong social and testimonial component. It is ideal for those who appreciate lyrics that address memory, territorial roots, and the critique of modernity from a rural perspective. It will also be of interest to scholars of Guatemalan poetry and the generation of the 70s, as well as anyone looking for a work that combines poetic sensitivity with a lucid and defiant outlook.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat this book contributes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAn immersion into the heart of Guatemala through dense and visual poetry.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA critical and biting perspective on rural reality and the exclusion of modernity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA poetic testimony of the personal and collective memory of a generation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA literary experience that fuses the human with the natural to create powerful images.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTechnical Data\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Enrique Noriega\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e El Gallo de Oro\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 Poetry, Individual poets' poetry, Plays, Theatrical texts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\u003e Poetry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 2015\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 64\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEditorial Assessment\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGuastatoya\u003c\/em\u003e is presented as a relevant work within contemporary Guatemalan poetry, signed by a prominent author of the generation of the 70s. Its value lies in Noriega's ability to turn personal memory into a mirror of a broader social reality, using a poetic language that is both dense and accessible. For the reader interested in poetry with critical consciousness and territorial roots, this book offers an authentic and moving experience, which invites reflection on identity, resistance, and the beauty of the fragmentary.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"EL GALLO DE ORO","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53405681090907,"sku":"9788494341502","price":13.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/0650\/6331\/files\/978849434150.jpg?v=1781829873","url":"https:\/\/kalamobooks.com\/en\/products\/9788494341502","provider":"Kalamo Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}