by Alfonso Sastre · Alhambra · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420513768
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«Escuadra hacia la muerte» is a play by Spanish dramatist Alfonso Sastre, published by Alhambra in paperback (102 pages, in Spanish).
A squad of soldiers advances towards an inevitable fate. In a military environment, blind obedience and group pressure erode the characters' humanity until the situation reaches its limit. Sastre offers a critique of authoritarianism and war, with direct dialogue and growing tension.
It premiered in 1953 and was withdrawn after three days amid accusations of antimilitarism. This first edition, prepared by Joan Estruch Tobella, is number 25 in the A.J. Humanidades collection.
Recommended for readers of contemporary Spanish theater and for those studying social criticism in post-war literature.
Alfonso Sastre was a Spanish playwright, essayist, and critic associated with the Generation of '36 movement. He was an outspoken critic of censorship during the reign of General Francisco Franco and the ensuing political regime arising from the 1978 Constitution altogether. His most noteworthy plays include Death Squad (1953), The Gag (1954), Death Thrust (1960), and Tragicomedy of the Gypsy Celestina (1984).
