{"product_id":"9789871673254","title":"STREET MAP","description":"\u003ch2\u003eSTREET MAP\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMapa Callejero\u003c\/em\u003e (Street Map) is an anthology of chronicles that traverses the homosexual experience in Latin America through literature, desire, and the city. José Quiroga does not seek a linear history or explicit evidence; instead, he probes the folds of language, the metaphors, and the silences to draw an intimate and political map. The reader will find a narrative that goes beyond visibility, delving into the codes, bodies, and spaces where desire is negotiated in hiding or displayed with pride.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is it about?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book proposes a journey through the city, understood not as a simple stage, but as a living archive of available bodies and shared codes. Far from a conventional chronicle, Quiroga moves away from both the idea of modernity as a market of signs to be conquered and the populist invention of \"what is ours.\" Instead, he explores the period of \"vocal and proud homosexualities,\" but also what remains outside that narrative: the half-said, the ellipsis, the closet of metaphor. Through a sharp literary instinct, the author peeks through the keyhole of history to capture that \"faint-inducing scent of sex\" which, as Néstor Perlongher wrote, permeates the urban experience of desire between men.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMain themes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eCartography of homosexual desire in the Latin American urban space.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe city as an archive of bodies, gazes, and shared codes between men.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eLiterary strategies of homosexuality: metaphor, silence, and the half-said as forms of resistance and expression.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eCritique of narratives of visibility and pride as the only accounts of the homosexual experience.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe tension between the public and the private, the explicit and the suggested in the construction of identity.\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 non-fiction, literary essays, and gender and sexuality studies. It is especially recommended for those seeking a sophisticated and non-complacent look at the cultural history of homosexuality, far from common clichés. It will also be of great interest to those who enjoy the prose of authors like Néstor Perlongher, Manuel Puig, or Severo Sarduy, and to those who want to explore how desire and the city write one another.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat this book offers\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAn original perspective on the history of homosexuality, centered on the implicit and the elliptical rather than the evident.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA sharp literary analysis that reveals how authors have encoded desire in their texts.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA reflection on the city as a space of encounter, negotiation, and resistance for homosexual desire.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAn anthology of chronicles that combines intellectual rigor with evocative and sensory prose.\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 José Quiroga\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Eterna Cadencia SL\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, plays, theatrical texts, modern and contemporary fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\u003e Short Stories\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 October 2010\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 350 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEditorial review\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMapa Callejero\u003c\/em\u003e is a work that stands out for its subtle and scholarly approach. José Quiroga avoids simplistic narratives and delves into the interstices of literature and history to offer a complex and evocative reading. Its main value lies in the ability to make visible what is hidden on the margins of discourse, offering the reader a tool to rethink the relationship between desire, the city, and writing. An essential proposal for those seeking a deep and original look at the homosexual experience in Latin American culture.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ETERNA CADENCIA SL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53407273189723,"sku":"9789871673254","price":23.04,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/0650\/6331\/files\/978987167325.jpg?v=1781851547","url":"https:\/\/kalamobooks.com\/en\/products\/9789871673254","provider":"Kalamo Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}