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December 4, 2026
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Friday, December 4th, at 7:00 p.m.

Antigone Lives. An Invitation to Attic Tragedy
Antonio Monterrubio
Chamán Ediciones, 2026

Accompanying the author : Luis Ramos de la Torre.

Attic tragedy is a theater of the mind where ideas, concepts, essences, and principles clash. It functions like a nuclear fusion reactor between venerable ritual or mythical tradition and rational, logical, and democratic thought. Everything is nuanced, sifted, and evaluated from diverse perspectives. And in its exploration of the irrational, the unconscious, and the unknown, it confronts us with the dark and elusive aspects of the human condition—our own. Attentive listening to the tragic word illuminates today's world with new light and allows us to see the forest beyond one tree after another. Antigone Lives alludes to the unwavering determination to bury the dead and pay them homage. It also refers to the enduring relevance of rebellion against tyranny and injustice. The tragic myth points to the very heart of reality.

Antonio Monterrubio Prada was born in a village in the Sanabria mountains and lives in Zamora. A graduate of the University of Salamanca, he has dedicated several decades to teaching. He is the author of the trilogy *The Storyteller's Truth* ( *The Storyteller's Truth *, * Warehouse of Ambiguities* , and *Labyrinth with a View*) , *I'll Tell You Backwards *, *Spring and the Titan* , *The Evening Star *, *A Formidable Era*, and * Time in Flames *. He publishes texts in *El Cuaderno * and articles in * Nueva Tribuna* , *Nueva Revolución* , and *Diario del Aire*. He contributes to the magazine *El Viejo Topo* . The essay *Antigone Lives* is his latest published book.


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