{"product_id":"9788495291486","title":"The cartographer","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe Cartographer\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn contemporary Warsaw, young Blanca becomes obsessed with a ghetto legend: that of an old man who, despite his frailty, was determined to draw a map of the world vanishing around him, aided by a young girl. \u003cstrong\u003eThe Cartographer\u003c\/strong\u003e, by Juan Mayorga, is a play that intertwines past and present to explore the deepest recesses of memory. Through this search, the author constructs a cartography of the body, gesture, and consciousness, inviting the reader to reflect on the essential questions of our time. A text that, far from nihilism, offers a lesson in hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is it about?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe play is structured around two timelines that challenge each other. On one hand, the legend of the Warsaw Ghetto: an old cartographer, unable to move, charges a young girl with traveling through the dying world to collect the data that would allow him to draw his map. On the other hand, in present-day Warsaw, Blanca embarks on an investigation to discover if that legendary map truly existed. This journey leads her to delve into historical and personal memory, confronting questions about responsibility, the duty to remember, and the nature of hope in times of crisis. The play does not seek easy answers, but rather poses a dialogue between the past and the present to illuminate what is about to happen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMain themes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eHistorical memory and its transmission across generations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eCartography as a metaphor for knowledge, the body, and consciousness.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eIndividual responsibility in the face of collective catastrophe.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eHope as an act of resistance in contexts of desolation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe power of questions versus the certainty of answers.\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 of high literary quality, as well as those seeking a deep reflection on memory, history, and the human condition. It is especially relevant for students and professionals of the performing arts, philosophy, and literature, but also for anyone who enjoys texts that challenge the reader and invite them to question their own present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat this book offers\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA theatrical experience that combines the power of language with a non-linear and suggestive narrative structure.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAn original inquiry into how individual and collective memory is built and transmitted.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA philosophical reflection on hope and resistance in times of crisis, far from any simplistic message.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA text that, through its brevity and density, invites multiple readings and a continuous dialogue with the reader.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTechnical specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mayorga, Juan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ediciones La Uña Rota\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, MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY FICTION\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\u003e LIBROS ROBADOS\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\u003eEdition date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 2017\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 132\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 129 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEditorial review\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Cartographer\u003c\/strong\u003e is a work that confirms Juan Mayorga as one of the most lucid and committed voices in contemporary Spanish theater. His ability to weave a plot that connects historical tragedy with the concerns of the present, without falling into pamphleteering or nostalgia, is his greatest achievement. The text, dense and poetic, demands an attentive reading and rewards the reader with a first-rate aesthetic and intellectual experience. It is, without a doubt, a work that will resonate with those who seek theater that thinks and, in doing so, helps us to think about our own time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"EDICIONES LA UÑA ROTA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53407432769883,"sku":"9788495291486","price":12.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/0650\/6331\/files\/978849529148.jpg?v=1781855659","url":"https:\/\/kalamobooks.com\/en\/products\/9788495291486","provider":"Kalamo Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}