
El cortesano y su fantasma
Destino, 1991
Synopsis
(The Courtier and his Ghost) P. is a philosopher by profession whose winning of a seat in Parliament allows him to observe personally what the politics that has occupied so many hours of his study time is really like. From this position he realises that the realpolitik has little to do with his preconceived notions of politics. As the only ally to save him from this abyss, P. relies on his alter ego, the ghost, with whom throughout the book he comments and discusses the frictions and clashes that result from this contrast. However, instead of allowing himself to be invaded by unease or rising above it in some grandiloquent manner, he also learns to admire the politicians for allowing him to unload onto them the resposnibhility for his very existence.
This book is as much a fictitious account as an essay on politics in which the author combines philosophy and political thought with his experience as an MP. The result is a skeptical but receptive view that rutinizes every nook and cranny of the political web without giving in or becoming shocked, but taking this political reality for what it is. Placed on the crossraods between academic pomposity and the cynical pragmatism of power, Rubert de Ventós offers us from this privileged perspective a fascinating reflection on the argumentation of the politics of his time.
(Mexico, Editorial Sexto Piso-Spanish)
MB Authors
- Pepa AGUAR
- Pablo ARANDA
- Juan Luis ARSUAGA
- Manuel ASTUR
- Flavita BANANA
- Joan BARRIL
- Nuria BARRIOS
- María BASTARÓS
- Felipe BENÍTEZ REYES
- Joan-Daniel BEZSONOFF
- BLACKIE BOOKS
- Joana BONET
- Juan BONILLA
- Emilio BUESO
- Leonardo CANO
- Pablo CARBONELL
- Martín CASARIEGO
- Nicolás CASARIEGO
- Paula CIFUENTES
- Juan CUADRA
- Mario CUENCA SANDOVAL
- Malén DENÍS
- Elizabeth DUVAL
- Maria ESCALAS
- Cristina FALLARÁS
- Eneko FERNÁNDEZ
- Laura FERRERO
- Josep Maria FONALLERAS
- Albert FORNS CANAL
- Miguel GALLARDO
- Olivia GALLO
- Xenia GARCÍA
- Ignacio GARCÍA-VALIÑO
- José A. GARRIGA VELA
- David B. GIL
- Santi GIMÉNEZ
- Marcos GIRALT TORRENTE
- Enric GONZÁLEZ
- Ismael GRASA
- Luci GUTIÉRREZ
- Javier GUTIÉRREZ
- Najat El HACHMI
- Alicia KOPF
- Use LAHOZ
- Lucía LIJTMAER
- Shaina Joy MACHLUS
- Ignacio MARTÍNEZ DE PISóN
- Ramon MAS
- Ana MERINO
- Luna MIGUEL
- Amarna MILLER
- Miquel OBIOLS
- Bruno ORO
- Miqui OTERO
- Anna PACHECO
- Vicenç PAGÈS JORDÀ
- Enric PARDO
- Concepción PEREA
- Juan Manuel DE PRADA
- Jordi PUNTÍ
- Llucia RAMIS
- Antonio J. RODRÍGUEZ
- Félix ROMEO
- Carmen ROMERO
- Xavier RUBERT DE VENTÓS
- Gemma RUIZ
- Juanjo SÁEZ
- Gabriel SALVADÓ
- Màrius SERRA
- Rubén SERRANO
- Ramon SOLSONA
- José Miguel TOMASENA
- David TRUEBA
- Juan VICO
- Enrique VILA-MATAS
- Rosario VILLAJOS
- Rolando VILLAZÓN
- Pedro ZARRALUKI