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El nieto rebelde del Che es una revolución literaria. Una selección de relatos memorables, entre el absurdo, el humor y la emoción, completan este volumen, poderoso testimonio y retrato implacable de la vida en Cuba: uno de los tesoros mejor guardados de la literatura latinoamericana.

33 revoluciones es la brillante obra póstuma de Canek Sánchez Guevara. Como si de un vinilo de 33 canciones se tratara, esta novela cuenta el día a día de un hastiado burócrata en una isla caribeña donde hay una constante verbalización: todos sus habitantes dicen lo mismo con distintas palabras; doce millones de discos rayados que se repiten una y otra vez. En el país nada funciona y a nadie parece importarle, pero el inconformismo del protagonista le hace distanciarse de los que le rodean y buscar una salida de esa isla asfixiante.

Reseñas:
«Canek Sánchez Guevara fue un escritor brillante y apasionado que murió demasiado joven. Esta imborrable novela póstuma es un rechazo visceral al patrimonio político que le tocó por ser el nieto del Che, y también un grito de socorro personal.»
Jon Lee Anderson, autor de Che Guevara. Una vida revolucionaria

«Navegando sobre su individualidad, Canek Sánchez Guevara escribió textos únicos y auténticos. Bajo las faldas de ese mundo ideal que nos habían obligado a dibujar, diáfano y brillante este otro "hombre nuevo" reconstruyó su propia suerte, avanzó entre la tropa de frikis hacia el reencuentro de la autoficción, narrando con un lenguaje transparente y cubano, descarnado y sensible, la compleja distancia entre el querer y el poder. Pioneros por o sin el comunismo, leamos a Canek.»
Wendy Guerra

«Las decepciones y desilusiones de una generación de cubanos son narradas de la mano de la prosa hipnótica de un hombre cuyas reflexiones sobre la lucha de sus congéneres ylos desafíos de la sociedad que ellos crearon eran tan intensas que acabaron por sobrepasarle. 33 revoluciones hace lo que solo la mejor ficción logra: ofrece una visión oportuna y aguda sobre un país y su gente mientras y narra las tribulaciones y triunfos de un hombre en particular.»
Michael Reynolds, editor de Europa Editions (Estados Unidos)

«33 revoluciones es un texto brillante, casi adictivo. Tiene un ritmo perfecto, una musicalidad y una poesía que te atrapa como lector. Deja entrever sin que sobre ni una sola palabra el día a día cubano y a la vez tiene una sabiduría sobre la vida por lo general y una profundidad que asombra. Es una novela redonda que deja sin aliento y empuja en cada página a reflexionar. Hace mucho tiempo que no había tropezado con un texto de tal nivel.»
Jacoba Casier, editora de Signatuur (Países Bajos)

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
The hero of this mordant portrayal of life in contemporary Cuba is a black Cuban whose parents were enthusiastic supporters of the Castro Revolution. His father, however, having fallen foul of the regime, is accused of embezzlement and dies of a stroke. Following her husband's death, his mother flees the country and settles in Madrid. Our hero separates from his wife and now spends much of his time in the company of his Russian neighbor, from whom he discovers the pleasures of reading. The books he reads gradually open his eyes to the incongruity between party slogans and the gray oppressive reality that surrounds him: the office routine; the daily complaints of his colleagues about problems big and small; his own obsessive thoughts which circulate like a broken record. Every day he photographs the spontaneous eruptions of dissent on the streets and witnesses the sad spectacle of young people crowding onto makeshift rafts and leaving the island. Every night he suffers from Kafkaesque nightmares in which he is arrested and tried for unknown crimes. His disappointment and delusion grow until a day comes when he declares his unwillingness to become an informer, and his real troubles begin.

33 Revolutions is a candid and moving story about the disappointments of a generation that believed in the ideals of the Castro Recolution. it is a unique look into the lives of ordinary people in Cuba over the past five decades and a stylish work of fiction about a young man's awakening.
About the Author: Canek Sánchez Guevara (La Habana, 1974 - Ciudad de México, 2015). Nieto del mítico Che Guevara, ejerció diversas disciplinas como la escritura, la música, la fotografía y el diseño gráfico. Durante cuatro años, escribió en la revista Milenio Semanal sus columnas «Diario sin motocicleta» -compiladas en el volumen del mismo título (Pepitas de Calabaza, 2016)-. En México publicó el libro de poesía Diario de Yo y en Barcelona hizo una investigación de la que resultó el libro Diario de Bolivia. Ernesto Che Guevara; edición comentada por Canek y Radamés Molina. En Francia, publicó junto con Jorge Masetti -hijo de un compañero de lucha del Che- el libro Les héritiers du Che (2007) donde ambos hacían un recuento de su adolescencia en Cuba, país al que Canek volvió después de haber vivido durante años en Italia, España y México y desde donde comenzará a relatar el permanente choque de una juventud, briosa y creativa, frente al dominio del Partido, cuyas actitudes dogmáticas y policiales le permitirán reconstruir los ambientes y personajes de 33 revoluciones (Alfaguara, 2016).


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9788420420585
  • Publisher: Alfaguara
  • Publisher Imprint: Alfaguara
  • Height: 239 mm
  • No of Pages: 256
  • Series Title: Spanish
  • Weight: 408 gr
  • ISBN-10: 8420420581
  • Publisher Date: 31 Jan 2017
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: Spanish
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 20 mm
  • Width: 150 mm


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