Librería Samer Atenea
Kálamo Books
Librería Elías (Asturias)
Librería Kolima (Madrid)
Librería Proteo (Málaga)
Combining memoir, travel narrative, history, and biography, this book presents meditations on the value of art and spiritual wandering. Raised on Catholic values like ritual, discipline, and the belief that sacrifice leads to meaning, the author embarked on a journey in which books, faith, and an early sense of being a stranger in his own home fueled his personal evolution.Reflections on encounters with various cultures and artistic traditions exemplify how such stories guide us forward and outward, leading to an ever-shifting definition of home. Balancing sincerity with satire and contemplation with comedy, integrating personal reflection into broader cultural and historical insight, the author provides the framework for ruminations on the power of belief and the importance of lived and written stories as they relate to identity formation and belonging. Ultimately, the memoir offers a meditation on the tension between roots and restlessness, and the enduring human desire to wander toward meaning, home, and self-recognition.
