Description
EXILE IN CONSTANȚA
Book summary
In his first book of poetry, Adrià Targa explores the border between reality and literary fiction, based on the figure of Ovid's exile in Tomis, modern-day Constanța. The poems transit between the lived and the impossible, illusion and disillusionment, offering an intimate reflection on truth and lies. A work that invites us to question the limits of experience and feeling through suggestive and profound poetic language.
What is it about?
The poetry collection starts from the hypothesis that the Roman poet Ovid's exile in Tomis could have been a literary invention. Based on this premise, Adrià Targa constructs a poetic space where banishment becomes a metaphor for the human condition. The verses move between the real and the fictitious, exploring the tension between passion and disenchantment, and questioning the veracity of memories and emotions. The reader enters a journey where identity and feeling blur, and where poetry stands as the only possible territory to inhabit uncertainty.
Main themes
- Exile as a literary fiction and existential metaphor.
- The border between reality and imagination in human experience.
- The tension between illusion and romantic disillusionment.
- Truth and lies as subjective constructions.
- Memory and identity in a space of uprooting.
Who is it recommended for?
This book is aimed at readers of contemporary poetry interested in works that fuse classical tradition with a modern and reflective perspective. It is also for those seeking a work that explores the boundaries between autobiography and fiction, and that invites a slow, meditative reading on the nature of feelings and literary creation.
What this book offers
- An original perspective on the myth of Ovid's exile, reinterpreted through contemporary poetry.
- A constant dialogue between the real and the imaginary that enriches the reading experience.
- A fresh and personal poetic voice that combines sensitivity and depth in every poem.
- A reflection on the authenticity of emotions and the construction of identity.
- A brief but intense work, ideal for a calm and meaningful read.
Technical specifications
- Author: TARGA RAMOS, ADRIA
- Publisher: Cossetània Edicions
- Language: cat
- Topic: POETRY BY INDIVIDUAL POETS
- Collection: LA GENT DEL LLAMP (VARIA)
- Binding: Paperback
- Number of pages: 88
- Weight: 193 g
Editorial review
L'EXILI A CONSTANÇA presents itself as a promising debut that combines classical erudition with contemporary sensitivity. Adrià Targa manages to build a poetic universe where doubt and uncertainty become a creative engine. The work is particularly attractive to those readers who value poetry as a space for philosophical and emotional inquiry, without sacrificing careful and suggestive writing. A book that invites re-reading and positions its author as a voice to follow in the Catalan poetic landscape.