Summary
Milonga of passionate shadows: And that's tango
Where tango begins, between touch and silence, these 24 extraordinary stories from the pens of excellent Hispanic American writers were created.
Edited by: Ksenija Bilbija and Branko Andjić In the shadow of the bandoneon and in the rhythm of the two-part measure, tango is revealed as much more than a dance: as a meeting of passion and sadness, love and loss, transience and hope. This unique collection features twenty-four stories by contemporary Hispanic authors—from Julio Cortázar and Jorge Luis Borges to Ana Maria Shua and Luisa Valenzuela—that explore tango not only as music and movement, but also as a worldview: complex, contradictory, and irresistibly seductive. Each story is introduced by a key concept of the tango culture - from the discreet *cabece*, a look that invites dancing, to the sound of the bandoneon, an instrument whose melancholy carries the entire philosophy of life. A whole universe opens up between these two poles: stories about encounters and passings, about longing and defiance, about what remains unsaid and yet is very much present. This book connects Buenos Aires and Belgrade, Latin America and the Balkans, revealing a deep, almost mysterious kinship of sensibilities. In them, tango is recognized as the language of those who love, lose, leave and start over - as a "sad thought that dances", but also as a defiant act of living. For all those who believe that the deepest truths are not hidden in history books, but in music, the body and the silence between two steps - this is a book that is not only read, but also felt. Because that's tango too.
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