La Tumba (Edición Conmemorativa) / The Tomb (Commemorative Edition)

«Cuando digo que el escritor ha ganado, lo que estoy diciendo f rreamente es que nos habita, que dialoga con la literatura actual, que es parte de nosotres y que no tiene miedo de persistir porque siempre supo que toda realidad se expande. -Brenda Navarro Ir nica, desencantada y llena de humor, esta novela relata la vida de Gabriel Gu a, un adolescente extraviado y c nico, hijo de una familia acomodada, cuyos nicos intereses verdaderos son la escritura y la m sica. Con ella se inaugur un nuevo ciclo de la literatura mexicana, en la que los j venes, su lenguaje y su furia tienen un peso central y decisivo, y de la cual Jos Agust n es un exponente indiscutible. La tumba es una de las obras esenciales de la literatura mexicana del siglo XX.

Esta edici n incluye fotograf as in ditas del escritor y conversaciones sobre los momentos m s significativos de su vida con familiares, amistades cercanas y escritores: su viaje a Cuba, su participaci n en el taller literario de Juan Jos Arreola, la publicaci n de La tumba, la relaci n con su esposa, amigos y hermanos, su paso por Lecumberri.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

"When I say that the author has won, I mean that he inhabits us, is in dialogue with current literature, is part of us, and is not afraid to persist, because he knows that reality is constantly expanding." -Brenda Navarro

Ironic, disenchanted and funny, this novel is the story of Gabriel Gu a, a wayward and cynical teenager from a wealthy family whose only real interests are music and writing. It launched a new phase in Mexican literature in which young people, their language and their fury play a central and decisive role. Jos Agust n is a main protagonist of this genre, and The Tomb is essential reading in twentieth-century Mexican literature.

This edition includes never-before-seen photographs of the author and conversations with his family, close friends and fellow writers about the events that shaped his life: his trip to Cuba; the literary workshop led by Juan Jos Arreola; publication of The Tomb; his relationship with his wife, siblings and friends; and his time in Mexico's Lecumberri Prison.