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- Title
Memorias de un preso político durante el franquismo: 24 años en la cárcel de Melquesidez Rodríguez Chaos.
- Authors
Giovannini, Maria Alessandra
- Abstract
The article analyzes the importance of memory and testimonial narrative in the autobiographical genre. It highlights the autobiographical work of Melquesidez Rodríguez Chaos, a communist militant who spent 24 years in Francoist prisons. The book seeks to tell the events from a collective perspective and denounce the inhumane conditions of political prisoners during Francoism. The importance of truthfulness in the narration of the events and the resistance of political prisoners in the fight for justice are emphasized.
- Subjects
POLITICAL prisoners; SPANISH Civil War, 1936-1939; FRANCOISM; WAR &; society; COLLECTIVE memory; NARRATION; 20TH century Spanish history; PRISONS; COMMUNISTS; FRANCO, Francisco, 1892-1975
- Publication
Pasajes: Revista de Pensamiento Contemporáneo, 2023, Issue 67, p55
- ISSN
1575-2259
- Publication type
Article