The sixties sounded in Spain like a siren song announcing modernity, open-mindedness and freedom.
But the Spanish reality rose like a wall against interference in a morale etched by fire, that of the rifles that still drew gunpowder 30 years after the Civil War.
The disconnection with the world was more marked in the provinces, where the foreign was always an offense internalized apparently by everyone.
In this situation this book Today is bad but tomorrow is mine. A perfect setting in which the author can play with the shadows and the few signs of lucidity.
Pablo Suances, a young neighbor of the Jaén town of Daza, offers us, thanks to his extreme sensitivity, the perspective of what forbidden loves could be. How the restless souls of the moment could fill their holes. Why continue there when that site is not your site ...
Fear, guilt, love and the circumstances that moved reality along paths that were difficult to fit with the personal. General alienation, protest and rebellion in the most particular sphere.
Art as the only possible escape valve, the contradiction between spirit and real space. The suffocation of those who would need to breathe new airs announced beyond the borders.
Literature with capital letters is the responsibility of the author. A Salvador Compán in its most exotic version to outline settings, characters and plot in a harmonious set, with lyrical cadence thanks to its precise and precious language.
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Great review. I agree with everything. It is a round novel.
I am glad to share feelings. Thanks