El cautivante fulgor de los libros ardiendo: Doce episodios para una historia de la quema de libros en México
Ciudad de México: Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, (Colección Presentes Amistosos), 2025. First Edition. Paperback. 125 pages, bibliography, wrps, 18 cm. New. Item #88092
ISBN: 9786072834002
Is a reflective and historically grounded exploration of book burning in twentieth-century Mexico. The author examines twelve episodes in which fire becomes both a destructive force and a cultural symbol. Rather than treating these burnings merely as acts of censorship or repression, the author investigates why societies destroy books, what meanings communities attach to these gestures, and how such events illuminate broader political and social tensions.
Written with clarity and analytical depth, the book reveals the paradoxical “fascination” that flames hold over the written word: books burn, yet their ideas often survive and even gain new significance.
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