“The Philosopher States approaches in an intelligent and hilarious manner the intellecutal world, focusing in philosophy. By means of ingenous dialogues that the Professor –an estranged philosopher and lost in his universe of thoughts- and Clara –his smart wife and disciple- they unveil the crossroads to which highbrows face when they decide the road they will follow”. Humanities Department, unam • A theatrical piece of enormous quality which foreshadows a fertile ground in Juan Villoro’s career. • Wit, originality and freshness put together in an intense sequence. • Its author is a reference in Mexican contemporary literature. Image: Barry Domínguez, Coordinación de Difusión Cultural, unam. About the author Juan Villoro (Mexico City, 1956) has been a lecturer at unam and a visiting professor at the universities of Yale, Boston and Pompeu Fabra, the latter in Barcelona. He is a columnist for Reforma (Mexico), El periódico de Catalunya (Spain) and El mercurio (Chile). He has translated books by Graham Greene, Truman Capote, Arthur Schnitzler, Georg Christoph Lichtenberg and Georg von Rezzori. Author’s Awards Villaurrutia Award, 1999 Mazatlan Award, 2000 Herralde Award, 2004 International Board on Books for the Young Award, 1992 Manuel Vázquez Montalbán International Award, 2006 Antonin Artaud Award, 2007 Barcelona City Award for Written Journalism, 2008 King of Spain Award, 2010 Readership • Readers interested in Mexican contemporary drama • Drama students • Readers of Juan Villoro’s work and Mexican contemporary literature 33 UNAM Foreign Rights 2015
UNAM Foreign Rights 2015
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