Llega a Poesía Portátil la faceta más personal de Manuel Vázquez
Montalbán con Praga, uno de los poemarios más destacados de un escritor
inabarcable.
Manuel Vázquez Montalbán fue un hombre definitivamente polifónico en su
escritura, pues su obra alberga desde la novela policiaca, con un
inolvidable Pepe Carvalho, hasta ensayos sobre fútbol, libros sobre
gastronomía y artículos periodísticos. Vázquez Montalbán, además,
escribía versos y se sentía muy orgulloso de esta faceta, aunque sea
probablemente la menos conocida de su carrera. En Praga encontramos
algunos de sus versos más representativos, breves estrofas, de estilo
costumbrista, que son el resultado de su compromiso con su época y el
reflejo de su vida cotidiana.
«O acaso no sea Praga una ciudad una sinfonia
ni la Historia ni una vida ni este libro
acaso sea simplemente una metáfora.»
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
We get to experience Manuel Vazquez Montalban's most personal side as
he joins the "Portable Poetry" collection with Prague, one of the most
outstanding poems by an inexhaustible writer.
Manuel Vazquez Montalban was definitely a multifaceted man in his
writing, his literary work includes police novels, with the
unforgettable Pepe Carvalho, to essays about soccer, books on food and
cooking, and newspaper articles. In addition, Vazquez Montalban wrote
verses and felt very proud of this part of his writing, although it is
probably the least known of his career. In Prague we find some of his
most representative verses, short stanzas, in a traditional style, which
are the result of his commitment to his era, and the reflection of his
daily life.
«Or perhaps Prague is not a city nor a symphony
neither history nor a life nor this book
perhaps it is simply a metaphor."
