Description
Ghosts
Book Summary
Ghosts is the latest work by Pablo Remón, a theatrical diptych that explores memory, artistic creation, and parental figures. Through two pieces that can be read as a single work, the author delves into the commissions he receives and how they lead him to confront his own history. With a gaze far removed from sentimentality, Remón turns the uncertainty of the creative process into a testimony on loss and family heritage.
What is it about?
The book is composed of two works that function as a diptych. In Doña Rosita, annotated, the author is commissioned to adapt the play by Federico García Lorca. Initially skeptical, Remón discovers that the story of a single woman in early 20th-century Granada serves as a bridge to talk about the women who raised him: his grandmother, his great-aunts, and, finally, his mother, who passed away when he was a child. In The Author and Uncertainty, the assignment is to write a play about the lockdown while it is happening. What begins as a testimony of the pandemic becomes a roundabout way to address the figure of the father. Thus, Ghosts is presented as a book with two sides, mother and father, two ghosts that accompany the author in his writing process and in his life.
Main Themes
- Family memory and the construction of identity based on parental figures.
- The creative process and the author's uncertainty when faced with artistic commissions.
- Literary adaptation as a vehicle for personal and autobiographical exploration.
- Loss and grief, approached from a restrained and non-sentimental perspective.
- The duality between the public (the commission) and the private (personal history).
Who is it recommended for?
This book is aimed at readers interested in contemporary theater and current dramaturgy. It is also for those who seek works that reflect on the craft of writing and the relationship between the author and his work. It is especially relevant for those who appreciate an honest and uncompromising look at memory, family, and artistic creation.
What this book offers
- An innovative theatrical proposal that combines two works into a single narrative, offering a reading experience that is both unified and fragmented.
- A deep reflection on how art can serve to confront and rework the loss of loved ones.
- A lucid and uncommon testimony about the creation process during the lockdown, far from clichés.
- An original look at Lorca's work, used as a mirror to explore the author's own biography.
Technical Details
- Author: Remón, Pablo
- Publisher: Ediciones La Uña Rota
- Language: Spanish
- Subject: PLAYS, THEATRICAL TEXTS
- Collection: LIBROS ROBADOS
- Publication date: December 2020
- Number of pages: 128
- Weight: 137 g
Editorial Review
Ghosts is a work that stands out for its intellectual honesty and its ability to intertwine the personal with the literary. Pablo Remón succeeds in building a diptych where theater becomes a space for inquiry into memory and loss, without falling into sentimentality. The formal proposal, which allows the two pieces to be read as a single story, enriches the reader's experience and offers a coherent reflection on family bonds. It is a recommended read for those looking for contemporary theater that engages in a dialogue with tradition and with life itself.