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La Casa del Dolor Ajeno / The House of the Pain of Others - by  Julián Herbert (Paperback) - 1 of 1

La Casa del Dolor Ajeno / The House of the Pain of Others - by Julián Herbert (Paperback)

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  • Una obra audaz que ahonda en una de las principales preocupaciones estéticas de Herbert: poner en entredicho las fronteras entre los géneros literarios.
  • About the Author: Julián Herbert (Acapulco, 1971) es poeta, ensayista y narrador.
  • 304 Pages
  • Fiction + Literature Genres, Literary

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Una obra audaz que ahonda en una de las principales preocupaciones estéticas de Herbert: poner en entredicho las fronteras entre los géneros literarios.

Por el autor de Canción de tumba (Debolsillo, 2014) ganadora del Premio Jaén de Novela 2011 y el Premio de Novela Elena Poniatowska 2012. La historia perdida de los 303 chinos masacrados en Torreón durante la Revolución. Julián Herbert narra con gran maestría este hecho olvidado.

A principios del siglo XX, con el mito de modernidad y progreso en el centro del discurso porfirista, un hecho cimbró la historia de México: entre el 13 y el 15 de mayo de 1911, alrededor de 300 chinos -cerca de la mitad de la colonia cantonesa de La Laguna- fueron masacrados por tropas revolucionarias y ciudadanos de Torreón. Se trata de la más grande matanza de chinos en América, un exterminio cargado de falso remordimiento y sinofobia ejemplar. Más de un siglo después, sigue siendo equívoco y escaso el reconocimiento de los hechos en los anales de la historia nacional y regional.

Con ánimo de desahogo e intentar ver los hechos a contraluz de la violencia contemporánea, Julián Herbert ofrece al lector un potente relato que supera la sola descripción de la calamidad. A través de un ojo literario, charlas con taxistas e historiadores, los viajes del autor al escenario del suceso y a los archivos que resguardan testimonios al respecto, La casa del dolor ajeno es una obra audaz que ahonda en una de las principales preocupaciones estéticas de Herbert: poner en entredicho las fronteras entre los géneros literarios.

Obra mestiza que bebe lo mismo de la narrativa que del reportaje, la crónica gonzo, el ensayo y la academia, esta versión del "pequeño genocidio" es, más que una búsqueda de la verdad histórica, un intento por restituir dignidad a un grupo de migrantes.

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A bold work that delves into one of Herbert's central aesthetic concerns: questioning the boundaries between literary genres.

By the author of Canción de tumba (Song of the Dead, Debolsillo, 2014), winner of the 2011 Jaén Novel Prize and the 2012 Elena Poniatowska Novel Prize.
The lost story of the 303 Chinese people massacred in Torreón during the Mexican Revolution. Julián Herbert masterfully recounts this forgotten event.

At the beginning of the twentieth century, with the myth of modernity and progress at the heart of Porfirian discourse, an event shook Mexican history: between May 13 and 15, 1911, around 300 Chinese people--nearly half of the Cantonese community of La Laguna--were massacred by revolutionary troops and citizens of Torreón. It was the largest massacre of Chinese people in the Americas, an extermination marked by false remorse and exemplary Sinophobia. More than a century later, recognition of these events in national and regional historical records remains limited and ambiguous.

Seeking catharsis and attempting to view these events against the backdrop of contemporary violence, Julián Herbert offers readers a powerful narrative that goes beyond the mere description of calamity. Through a literary lens--conversations with taxi drivers and historians, the author's journeys to the site of the events, and visits to archives that preserve related testimonies--The House of Other People's Pain emerges as a daring work that explores one of Herbert's main aesthetic preoccupations: challenging the boundaries between literary genres.

A hybrid work drawing equally from narrative fiction, reportage, gonzo journalism, essay, and academic writing, this version of the "small genocide" is less a search for historical truth than an attempt to restore dignity to a group of migrants.



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Julián Herbert (Acapulco, 1971) es poeta, ensayista y narrador. Obtuvo el Premio Nacional de Literatura Gilberto Owen (2003), la Presea Manuel Acuña (2004), el Premio Nacional de Cuento Juan José Arreola (2006), el Premio Nacional de Cuento Agustín Yáñez (2008; compartido con León Plascencia Ñol). Su novela Canción de tumba recibió el Premio Jaén de Novela 2011 y el Premio de Novela Elena Poniatowska 2012. Algunos de sus cuentos y poemas se han publicado en diversos idiomas. Es miembro del Sistema Nacional de Creadores de Arte.
Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 5.25 Inches (W)
Weight: .81 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 304
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Literary
Publisher: Literatura Random House
Format: Paperback
Author: Julián Herbert
Language: Spanish
Street Date: February 24, 2026
TCIN: 1008679119
UPC: 9798890987105
Item Number (DPCI): 247-21-0419
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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