by Juan José Sebreli · DEBATE · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788483068182
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«Comediantes y mártires: Ensayo contra los mitos» is the essay by Juan José Sebreli, published by Debate in paperback (256 pages, in Spanish).
Sebreli studies how a myth is created and its relationship with the real biographies of Evita, Gardel, Che Guevara and Maradona. He points out contradictions such as Evita's passion for haute couture, Gardel's opportunism, Che's violence and Maradona's scandals, to invite a rethink of the need for heroes.
Published in 2008, it won the I Premio de Ensayo Debate-Casa de América and belongs to the Ensayo y Pensamiento collection.
For readers interested in the sociology of communication and biographies of popular Argentine figures.
Juan José Pérez Sebreli was an Argentine sociologist, essayist and philosopher. Throughout his intellectual work, he concentrated on the notions of reason, city and everyday life.
