Cuerpos sin sombras (José Emilio Gonzalez Collection) [Paperback]

Elidio La Torre Lagares (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 1998 | Series: Coleccion Josemilio Gonzalez

On his second poetry book, Elidio La Torre Lagares presents an ambitious work. Ideologically speaking, the author poses a universal issue: the lack of spirituality in human life leads to a state of ennui, or emotional downfall, that drives us to live without a sense of direction or belongingness. Cuerpos sin sombras explores La Torre Lagares' vision of living in his native Puerto Rico, a country caught between two cultures (Spanish and American heritages) and no definition. His poetry celebrates Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Pablo Neruda and Federico Garca Lorca.

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Language Notes

Text: Spanish

From the Publisher

Elidio La Torre LAgares is one of the rising stars in the Puerto Rican and Hispanic literary scene. His essays in Puerto Rico's prime news source El Nuevo Dia have been the talk of the town. Cuerpos sin sombras is the follow/up to the ground braking Embudo: poemas de fin de siglo.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Isla Negra; 1st edition (February 1, 1998)
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN-10: 1881715329
• ISBN-13: 978-1881715320

More About the Author

Elidio La Torre-Lagares is a Latino author from Puerto Rico. He has published four poetry collections, two of which are available in electronic format: Vicios de construcción (Construction Vices) and Ensayo del vuelo (Flight Rehearsal), which was awarded with the Julia de Burgos National Poetry Award in 2008 in Puerto Rico. He has a short story collection, Septiembre (September), awarded by the Pen Club Puerto Rico in 2000, institution that also recognized La Torre's first two novels, Historia de un dios pequeño (Tale of a Small God, 2001) and Gracia (Grace, 2004), as the one the best books published in their respective years. His latest novel, Correr tras el viento (Chasing the wind), was successfully released as an e-book late in 2010, ranking number 4 among Amazon Kindle's best selling list for thrillers/ mystery in Spanish. It has been hailed since then as one of the groundbreaking Caribbean novels of the 21rst century. Elidio La Torre-Lagares currently teaches Creative Writing at the University of Puerto Rico.