En mitad de tanto fuego – Plastic Books
En mitad de tanto fuego – Plastic Books
En mitad de tanto fuego – Plastic Books

En mitad de tanto fuego

DOS BIGOTES
ALBERTO CONEJERO
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Pages
68 pp.
Language
Spanish
Publisher
Dos Bigotes
Year
2023
ISBN
9788412653595
Dimensions
0.2 x 14.0 x 21.0 cm
Written by
Alberto Conejero

In the Midst of So Much Fire

A look at the disasters of war through the love story of Achilles and Patroclus.

In In the Midst of So Much Fire, the playwright Alberto Conejero, winner of the 2019 National Dramatic Literature Award, reinterprets one of the most universal tales of classical mythology: the story of Achilles and Patroclus. From the sixteenth canto of Homero's Iliad, Conejero gives voice to a secondary character in the epic tale, transforming him into the protagonist of an intimate, passionate, and deeply human work.

Love and War: An Anti-War Perspective

This is not the Trojan War as we know it. It is a poetic exploration of the boundaries between love and death, told through flesh and desire. Patroclus emerges here as much more than "the devoted companion" or "the most beloved among the soldiers." He is an insatiable lover, a deeply human being who seeks to break euphemisms to claim his free and dissident desire.

Conejero crafts an anti-war plea that transcends times and borders, weaving the voices of figures such as Safo, Pedro Lemebel, Anne Carson, and Luis Cernuda, among others. Through their quotes and references, the text becomes an oratorio for the victims of war, exploring concepts such as power, passion, violence, and homeland.

Art as Resistance

In the Midst of So Much Fire is more than a literary work: it is an act of resistance. Conejero not only rescues the love between Achilles and Patroclus as a hymn to desire but also imagines a different future, where art and dissent are refuges against the destructive power of war.

An essential work for those seeking to rethink the classics from a contemporary and emotional perspective. A celebration of love, desire, and resistance in the face of the devastating fire of war.

About the author:

Alberto Conejero (Vilches, 1978) is a poet, playwright, stage director, and professor. He holds a degree in Stage Direction and Playwriting from the Royal School of Dramatic Art (RESAD) and a PhD in Classical Philology from the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM). His dramatic works include La geometría del trigo (2019 National Dramatic Literature Award), Los días de la nieve (2019 Lorca Theatrical Authorship Award), La piedra oscura (2016 Max Award for Best Playwright, 2015 Ceres Award for Best Author, among other honors), Ushuaia (2013 Ricardo López de Aranda Award), Cliff (acantilado) (recognized at the IV LAM Contest 2010), Húngaros (2000 National University Theater Award), Todas las noches de un día (winner of the III AAT Theatrical Texts Contest), and Fiebre (runner-up for the 1999 National Short Theater Award). His work has been translated into English, French, Italian, Greek, Polish, Romanian, Hungarian, and Portuguese. Since January 2020, he has directed the Madrid Autumn Festival.

Title
En mitad de tanto fuego
Author
Alberto Conejero
Publisher
Dos Bigotes
Year
2023
Language
Español
Pages
68 pp.
Binding
Pocket book
ISBN
9788412653595
Categories
Teatro , Obras de teatro , Textos teatrales
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