Attention story lovers and people dedicated to survival in a hostile world. on Wednesday 17 of June, at 19:30 h, We invite you to the presentation of Kike Parra's long-awaited new book "Life Outside Home" (Candaya Publishing) at Bartleby Bookstore (C/ cadiz, 50, Valencia). The author will be accompanied by the writer Bárbara Blasco, who is also a writer, both, directors of the Selecta writing school and dear neighbors. Y, after the presentation, applause and signatures (in that order) We will go to the end of the party to see our other dear neighbors from King Creole R&R Club Vlc (C/ cadiz, 56).
We wait for them!
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A collection of stories that explore the lives of men and women trapped in the effects of the multiple crises that society is going through.: labor, loving, vital and economic. Each story is a portrait of individuals trying to find their place in a world that no longer offers them certainties., and they do it through times of conflict, disappointment and personal search.
From a woman trying to revitalize her rock band and her life, even a photographer who seeks to understand the 21st century between encyclopedias and porn, The characters in Life Outside Home face situations that range between the impudent and the tender.. There are stories of a former violinist who must identify his father's body, of a writer who prepares to confront the woman he attacked, and of a father who asks his son to accompany him to propose to the woman he has been in love with for thirty years..
Throughout the stories, the author exposes lies and miseries, showing misplaced characters, out of place, who feel lost but aspire to find themselves in another space, although they don't know exactly what it is. A book that, with rawness and tenderness, invites us to reflect on the difficulties of everyday life, the desire for redemption and human contradictions.
(Cover photo of the great Ricardo Cases )
