by José Carlos Somoza, Goran Tocilovac, Lola Beccaria, David Torres, Manuel García Rubio, Juana Salabert · 451 EDITORES · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788496822139
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«Tragedias griegas» is the short story anthology by José Carlos Somoza and five other authors, published by 451 Editores in 2007, in paperback (168 pages).
It brings together stories by six authors who reinterpret myths and characters of classical Greek tragedy, such as Oedipus, Phaedra, Electra or the Bacchae, from a contemporary perspective. The volume connects the catharsis of classical theater with current concerns and reflects on the relevance of these myths in memory and modern life.
It is the fourth volume in the «Re:» collection from 451 Editores. Edition in Spanish.
For readers of short fiction who want to rediscover classical myths from a contemporary viewpoint.
José Carlos Somoza Ortega is a Spanish author. He was born in Havana, Cuba. In 1960 his family moved to Spain after being exiled for being from a bourgeoisie class. His family proved to be in difficult financial situation after having moved to Spain because they had been forbidden to take anything along except their child. And there were a lot of friends who helped them a lot during their first years in Spain. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in psychiatry, but he gave up medicine in order to become a full-time writer in 1994. Since 1994 he made his first steps in writing and sent his works to the different literature competitions, to magazines and publishers all over Spain. And his first book was published the same year. When his fifth novel The Cave of Ideas obtained an international acknowledge, he realized that he had chosen the right route in his life.
