by María Zambrano · Alianza Editorial · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788413620664
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In 'Delirio y destino', María Zambrano recalls, through an illuminating confession and historical reflections, a crucial autobiographical stage of her life, from 1929 to the proclamation of the Second Republic in 1931. This foundational period reveals the roots of her personal biography and that of her contemporaries, who after the Spanish Civil War were forced into exile, solitude, and nostalgia. With a prologue by Miguel Morey, this work offers a profound reflection on identity and destiny in times of change and uprooting.
Published belatedly in 1989, after the author's return to Spain, this edition by Alianza Editorial presents a careful selection of texts that invite introspection and analysis of collective memory. 'Delirio y destino' is an essential work for understanding the thought of one of the most influential philosophers of the 20th century.
María Zambrano Alarcón was a Spanish philosopher, intellectual, and essayist. Her extensive work between poetic reflection and civic engagement was not recognized in Spain until the last quarter of the 20th century, after a nearly 45-year-long exile. In 1988, Zambrano became the first woman to receive the Premio Cervantes, the highest literary honor in the Spanish-speaking world. She is increasingly regarded as one of the most important voices of the 20th century, and Spanish scholarship often places her alongside thinkers such as Simone Weil and Hannah Arendt, as well as her close friend and contemporary Rosa Chacel.
