McGill, Melissa
Un Occidente secuestrado
- ISBN 13:
- 9788411072304
- author:
- McGill, Melissa
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Unbranded
- language:
- Spanish
- Publication Year:
- 2024
- Pages:
- 208
- Dimensions:
- 26 x 30 x 2.4 centimetres (1.50
- Condition:
- New
- supplier_id:
- 65
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 20 working days
Description
Un Occidente secuestrado by Milan Kundera is a collection of two thought-provoking texts that showcase the author's unique perspective on culture, politics and humanity. In 1967, Kundera delivered a powerful speech to the Congress of Writers, advocating for the autonomy of art and the freedom of creators in the face of censorship. This text, along with another essay titled Un Occidente secuestrado, which was published in 1983, sparked a lively debate about politics and culture in Europe at the time. Written during a period of great turmoil in Kundera's native Czechoslovakia, under communist rule, these works explore the relationship between barbarity, history and human existence. The author also addresses the growing threat posed by Russia (then the Soviet Union) to Western Europe.
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