{"product_id":"historia-de-una-escalera","title":"Story of a Stairway (ages 14+)","description":"\u003ch5\u003eOur review\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003eThe play \"Historia de una escalera\" (Story of a Stairway) is \u003cstrong\u003ean X-ray of a stagnant Spain\u003c\/strong\u003e, narrated through three generations who go up and down the same steps without ever getting anywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003eBuero Vallejo's mastery lies in h\u003cstrong\u003eis ability to transform an everyday architectural element, such as a staircase, into a suffocating symbol\u003c\/strong\u003e of the passage of time and lost illusions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003eThis reading still seems relevant to us, as it develops \u003cstrong\u003ethe eternal conflict between youthful dreams and the mediocrity of reality.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e🏆 \u003cb data-index-in-node=\"3\" data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003eLOPE DE VEGA AWARD (1949)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e💡 \u003cb data-index-in-node=\"3\" data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eReading tip:\u003c\/b\u003e Although it is a short play, we recommend paying special attention to the initial stage directions of each act. Buero uses the physical deterioration of the staircase to narrate what the characters do not say. It is ideal to read in one sitting and then reflect on the weight of family inheritance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eBook details\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003eOn the landing of a humble neighborhood building, the lives, loves, and frustrations of several families intersect over thirty years. From the passionate and frustrated love of Fernando and Carmina to the resentment of their descendants, the staircase is the only silent witness that remains unchanged. Buero Vallejo constructs an existentialist drama where social determinism and lack of will condemn its protagonists to repeat the mistakes of their parents. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"11\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"11\"\u003eAntonio Buero Vallejo\u003c\/b\u003e (1916–2000) is the most important playwright of post-war Spain. After being imprisoned for his political ideas, he revolutionized the scene with theater of social commitment and tragic depth. He was awarded the \u003cb data-index-in-node=\"245\" data-path-to-node=\"11\"\u003eCervantes Prize\u003c\/b\u003e in 1986, being the first theatrical author to receive it, and held a seat in the Royal Spanish Academy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"12\"\u003eTechnical Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"13\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"13,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"13,0,0\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"13,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"13,1,0\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Antonio Buero Vallejo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"13,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"13,2,0\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Austral \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"13,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"13,3,0\"\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback (Pocket)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"13,4,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"13,4,0\"\u003eEdition:\u003c\/b\u003e 2025 (Recent Reprint)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"13,5,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"13,5,0\"\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9788467033281\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Librería Casa Drojan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56096558874950,"sku":"Bolsillo1\/Bal4","price":9.45,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0797\/5590\/3302\/files\/Historiadeunaescalera.webp?v=1772644424","url":"https:\/\/libreriacasadrojan.com\/en\/products\/historia-de-una-escalera","provider":"Librería Casa Drojan","version":"1.0","type":"link"}