The story of the 72 days spent in the Andes by the survivors of the plane crash that gave life to the book and film of the same name ‘The Snow Society’ was the focus of a talk and subsequent book signing, this past Friday afternoon in Cáceres together with the author of the work Pablo Vierci, of Uruguayan origin. In this space hosted by journalist Paco Reyero, the writer has invited the public to reflect on the concepts of success and hero, after asking what is called “the one who gives everything and is not saved”, as stated in a press release. the Cáceres Book Fair. In this sense, Vierci has highlighted “the honesty with which this story is told” that, in the 20th century, “the most atrocious century with two world wars”, provides “a little window of light where we reconcile with ourselves”, something which, he noted, can explain the “fury it has aroused, especially among youth.” Likewise, the Uruguayan has remarked that “when the self is stripped of everything, when it has no disguises, what emerges is a generous being,” while pointing out that those who watch the film or read the book “not only see it or read it” but “they also love history. “IF WE DON’T KILL OURSELVES MORE IT’S FOR CULTURE” At the Cánovas booth of the Book Fair in the capital of Cáceres, the representative of Extremaduran magical realism and 2022 National Prize for Spanish Literature, Luis Landero, has also been present, with ‘ The last function’. In this story, Landero tells how Tito Gil, the child prodigy, the great theatrical promise who seemed to have triumphed on the stages of the capital, returns to his town and proposes a collective performance with which to revitalize tourism and attract people, being This is the last opportunity to avoid gradual depopulation. In this way, the Extremaduran author signs a story with quixotic characters, of that “artist who has not succeeded, but who fails with dignity.” During his talk, Landero recalled that “Schopenhauer said that life from afar is a tragedy”, while specifying that, for him, “up close it is a comedy”, which is why one does not write about “people.” happy, who are usually misinformed” but rather “we talk about others, about those who ask more from life. Finally, Landero has highlighted the importance of the role of knowledge in society, ensuring that “if we don’t kill ourselves more it is because of culture.”
