The year is 1929 and Federico García Lorca embarks on a trip to New York in search of distance: from a love breakup, from the overwhelming success of Gypsy ballads and from the environment that no longer offers him solace. In the city of skyscrapers, he finds modernity, avant-garde, and a new freedom to observe, experiment, and write.
From those nine months in North America was born Poet in New York, one of the most personal, groundbreaking, and visionary collections of poetry in 20th-century Spanish poetry. Published posthumously, the book captures the poet's astonishment, critique, and alienation in the face of an industrialized society marked by racism, ferocious capitalism, and urban dehumanization.
This edition, published by Editorial Alma, is part of its collection Illustrated classicsWith a contemporary visual design and hardcover binding, it brings this essential text to new readers without losing its symbolic intensity or the author's committed, poetic voice.
Book details:
- Written by: Federico García Lorca
- Illustrated by: David de las Heras
- Publisher: Editorial Alma
- Publication date: January 2025
- Format: Hardcover
- Pages: 176
- ISBN-13: 978-8410206632
- Language: Spanish
- Dimensions: 15.5 × 21.5 cm
- Country of publication: Spain
