Lessons in exile / by Carlos Pereda ; translated by Sean Manning.

• VerfasserIn: Pereda, Carlos, 1944-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill-Rodopi,, 2018.
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English; Spanish
• Series: Value Inquiry Book Series 323.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (124 pages).

This book, winner of the 2007 Siglo XXI International Essay Prize, is unique in its approach to exile and offers remarkable insights into the subject. It discusses both human nature and the phenomenon of exile with depth and exactness from the combined perspectives of philosophy, morality, politics, anthropology, and history. After retracing the lessons learned through diverse experiences of exile from antiquity to modern times, it uses poetry as metatestimony to examine exile, subjectivity, and the many moral and political implications involved. The result is a series of thoughtprovoking connections between exile and the way we assume our lives.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- A Map for the Road -- Words, Words, Words -- Testimonies and Metatestimonies -- Exile as Loss -- Exile as Resistance -- Exile as a New Beginning -- Words Say, Words Resonate -- Nomadic Cultures and Personhood -- Clarification -- Back Matter -- Bibliography -- Index.