MIGRANTE: How immigration affected the identity of 120 Latino/a migrants - 8700

This book is written with sincere pain, the same pain every migrant felt when leaving their homeland. But equally, it is written with hope, the same hope that strengthens those who seek a better future in this great country. The idea of writing was born not only because I have lived this reality but because I have lived here with thousands of immigrants who, like me, left our country of origin hoping for a better life. It is, therefore, a sad book because it presents the loneliness and suffering of many, but in the same way, it is a hopeful book because it reflects the dreams and illusions of many others. Thus, Migrante aims to make you witness everything that you have forgotten or wish to forget, that is, the daily anguish of people who fight to belong to a place from which they feel rejected. As Migrante, it is pure journalism, and "journalism precedes history." I wish that these lives are read with Soul so that they are not forgotten so that they leave their mark on you. I desire to reflect on how migration has marked each interviewee's life, identity, and personality. If it is partly true that the central theme is migration, the attentive reader will find subtopics in each testimony that will make them see the migrant reality from other perspectives. This perspectivism will bring you closer to the phenomenon of immigration and, therefore, to a better understanding of human beings. And since all our lives are somewhat similar, don't be surprised that you find something of yours in these interviews. And if you read something that you experienced similar or the same as that of a migrant, remember that we are all brothers of the same pain or the same hope because you, like us, have also crossed certain borders. En una ocasión una inteligente chica me preguntó: -“Álvaro, ¿por qué muere el Amor?” En ese instante pensé y sentí dos ideas distintas entre sí: “el amor no muere solo cambia de lugar” (no la expresé.) Después sentí los versos de Cernuda y dije dubitativamente: “El amor no muere, somos nosotros mismos.” Me respondió: “-Suena profundo, lo entiendo más no lo comprendo del todo.” Volvió a preguntar: “Álvaro, ¿por qué nos preocupa tanto el amor?” “-Posiblemente porque carecemos de Él o porque en el fondo tenemos conciencia de la muerte,” -le contesté. Pues bien, el amor, nos guste o no, es la fuerza que mueve el mundo. Aunque finjamos que no nos importe, aunque digamos que no es importante, sabemos muy bien que sí lo es. Pero en realidad, ¿qué es el amor? ¿Algo que perdimos o algo que buscamos? Quevedo diría: “Es una libertad encarcelada/enfermedad que crece si es curada.” De igual forma Paz afirma: “el amor es una de las respuestas que el ser humano ha inventado para mirar de frente a la muerte.” Y agrega: “El amor se da siempre como el reconocimiento de que hay una persona única y que esa persona es libre de amarnos o no amarnos.” Así pues, oír, leer o escribir poesía es una manera de entender el amor. Pronombres es un intento poético de comprender el amor, no es la definición del amor, sino una vereda para llegar a Él.
ASIN: B0DJCTPL14
VSKU: BVV.B0DJCTPL14.A
Condition: Acceptable
Author/Artist:MERCADO, ALVARO
Binding: Paperback