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El hilo rojo que une el abandono

El hilo rojo que une el abandono

Shūji Terayama

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In this collection of "dark tales," Shūji Terayama weaves together fragments of heartbreak, loneliness, accidents, and disappointments with the red thread of the title. He does so through a deeply personal magical realism, sometimes mimicking or parodying the style of classic fairy tales.

In The Red Thread That Binds Abandonment (1978), we find birds that speak like humans, humans that speak like birds, magical scissors, cursed ribbons, experimental clinics, strange shops, games gone wrong, and above all, tragic lovers and misunderstood characters. This collection of stories refuses to grant its protagonists the usual fairy tale ending of "happily ever after."

"Presented as innocent tales, the stories in The Red Thread That Binds Abandonment weave reality and imagination. Terayama’s characters embark on seemingly traditional quests for love, but always end up in disturbing and incredible situations." – World Literature Today

About the Author:
Shūji Terayama was born on December 10, 1935, in Aomori, Japan, and died on May 4, 1983, in Tokyo. A multifaceted artist and prominent member of Japan’s cultural underground in the 1960s and 70s, his work stands at the crossroads between Yukio Mishima and Les Rallizes Dénudés. In his 47 years of life and approximately 30 years of career, he published over 20 books, premiered around 15 plays, and directed eight films. It is his work as a filmmaker that is best known in the West, with titles like Pastoral and Emperor Tomato Ketchup. In Japan, however, he is primarily celebrated as a poet. The Red Thread That Binds Abandonment (1978) is his first work published in Spanish.

Forewords by: Ameen Mettawa and Elizabeth L. Armstrong
Translation by: Marcos Jávega

176 pages
12 x 19 cm
Softcover binding

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En esta colección de “cuentos oscuros”, Shūji Terayama cose con el hilo rojo del título retazos de desamor y de soledad, de accidentes y de decepciones. Y lo hace desde un realismo mágico muy personal, en ocasiones copiando o parodiando el estilo de los clásicos cuentos de hadas.

En “El hilo rojo que une el abandono” (1978) encontramos pájaros que hablan como humanos, humanos que hablan como pájaros, tijeras mágicas, lazos embrujados, clínicas experimentales, tiendas extrañas, juegos que acaban mal y sobre todo amantes trágicos y personajes incomprendidos, en una colección de cuentos que se resiste a que sus protagonistas sean felices y coman perdices.

“Presentados como inocentes cuentos, las historias de El hilo rojo que une el abandono tejen lo real y lo imaginado. Los personajes de Terayama se embarcan en una aparentemente tradicional búsqueda del amor, pero siempre terminan en situaciones perturbadoras e increíbles.” WORLD LITERATURE TODAY  

Shūji Terayama nació el 10 de diciembre de 1935 en Aomori (Japón) y murió el 4 de mayo de 1983 en Tokio (Japón). Fue un artista polifacético y miembro prominente del underground cultural japonés de los 60 y 70, en un punto intermedio entre Yukio Mishima y Les Rallizes Denudés. En sus 47 años de vida, y aproximadamente 30 años de carrera como escritor, cineasta, poeta, fotógrafo, músico y dramaturgo, publicó más de veinte libros, estrenó unas quince obras de teatro y rodó ocho películas. Es por esta última faceta por la que más se le conoce en Occidente, gracias a títulos como “Pastoral” o “Emperor Tomato Ketchup”, mientras que en Japón es reconocido sobre todo como poeta. “El hilo rojo que une el abandono” (1978) es su primer título publicado en castellano.

Prólogos de Ameen Mettawa y Elizabeth L. Armstrong. Traducción de Marcos Jávega.  

176 páginas
12 x 19 cm
Encuadernación en rústica
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