Selma Ancira Poradie kníh (chronologicky)

Ritsos, una de las mejores voces de la lírica europea, creó una serie de monólogos de excepcional sutileza, con los que consigue trasladar a nuestros días el pathos de la tragedia griega. En esta pieza, el poeta da voz a la anciana Helena, que examina su vida dejando que los recuerdos de quienes ya la abandonaron la conmuevan, y al recrear la interioridad del personaje mitológico nos descubre su vigencia: Helena pervive en tantas otras mujeres de hoy. Con esta obra proseguimos la publicación de los soliloquios dramáticos del autor en versión de Selma Ancira.

An aging writer reflects on his deep bond with his elderly mother through a poignant exploration of their family's history in Greece and their experiences in exile. This autofiction weaves together themes of love, memory, and the complexities of familial relationships, creating a heartfelt tribute that captures the essence of their shared past.

A rewarding philosophical essay on memory, language, love, and the passage of time, from a Greek immigrant who became one of Sweden’s most highly respected writers “Nobody should write after the age of seventy-five,” a friend had said. At seventy-seven, struggling with the weight of writer’s block, Theodor Kallifatides makes the difficult decision to sell the Stockholm studio where he diligently worked for decades and retire. Unable to write, and yet unable to not write, he travels to his native Greece in the hope of rediscovering that lost fluidity of language. In this slim memoir, Kallifatides explores the interplay of meaningful living and meaningful work, and the timeless question of how to reconcile oneself to aging. But he also comments on worrying trends in contemporary Europe—from religious intolerance and prejudice against immigrants to housing crises and gentrification—and his sadness at the battered state of his beloved Greece. Kallifatides offers an eloquent, thought-provoking meditation on the writing life, and an author’s place in a changing world.