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María Pilar Panero García
En un tono sarcástico, nostálgico y tierno Rafael Reig narra la peripecia vital de un niño que crece en un entorno de pobreza material y soledad, aunque con amistades inquebrantables que conservará siempre. En su adolescencia inicia un ascenso social que es proporcional y paralelo a su degradación moral. En la novela aparecen definidas las características de la ciudad que habitan las clases pudientes y las obreras, y cómo estas se observan con recelo o con envidia respectivamente. Los de arriba, “personas atractivas”, se esfuerzan por no perder sus privilegios y los de abajo, “personas sin atractivo”, por ser como los ricos. Madrid, lejos de presentarse como una totalidad compacta, será la urbe en cuyo contexto se desvelan las diferencias sociales y culturales. La ciudad es un espacio dúctil en el que el homo urbanus entra y sale de los barrios.
Palabras clave: Transición española, identidad-alteridad, periferia-centro, pobreza-riqueza, ascensor social.
In a sarcastic, nostalgic and tender tone, Rafael Reig narrates the life story of a boy who grows up in an environment of material poverty and loneliness, but with unbreakable friendships that he will always keep. In his adolescence he begins a social ascent that is proportional and parallel to his moral degradation. The novel defines the characteristics of the city inhabited by the wealthy and the working classes, and how they view each other with suspicion and envy respectively. The upper classes, “attractive people”, strive not to lose their privileges, while the lower classes, “unattractive people”, strive to be like the rich. Madrid, far from being presented as a compact whole, will be the city in whose context social and cultural differences are revealed. The city is a ductile space in which homo urbanus moves in and out of neighbourhoods.
Con un tono sarcastico, nostalgico e tenero, Rafael Reig racconta la vita di un ragazzo che cresce in un ambiente di povertà materiale e solitudine, ma con amicizie indissolubili che manterrà sempre. Nell'adolescenza inizia un'ascesa sociale proporzionale e parallela al suo degrado morale. Il romanzo definisce le caratteristiche della città, abitata dalle classi agiate e da quelle operaie, che si guardano reciprocamente con sospetto e invidia. Le classi superiori, "persone attraenti", si sforzano di non perdere i loro privilegi, mentre le classi inferiori, "persone non attraenti", si sforzano di essere come i ricchi. Madrid, lungi dall'essere presentata come un insieme compatto, sarà la città nel cui contesto si rivelano le differenze sociali e culturali. La città è uno spazio duttile in cui l'homo urbanus si muove dentro e fuori i quartieri.
In a sarcastic, nostalgic and tender tone, Rafael Reig narrates the life story of a boy who grows up in an environment of material poverty and loneliness, but with unbreakable friendships that he will always keep. In his adolescence he begins a social ascent that is proportional and parallel to his moral degradation. The novel defines the characteristics of the city inhabited by the wealthy and the working classes, and how they view each other with suspicion and envy respectively. The upper classes, “attractive people”, strive not to lose their privileges, while the lower classes, “unattractive people”, strive to be like the rich. Madrid, far from being presented as a compact whole, will be the city in whose context social and cultural differences are revealed. The city is a ductile space in which homo urbanus moves in and out of neighbourhoods.
