El Amor Según Mafalda / Love According to Mafalda [Spanish]

By Quino

Todo est en Mafalda, tambi n el amor.

«Mafalda es una hero na de nuestro tiempo. --Umberto Eco

Qu es el amor? Quien conozca a Mafalda sabr que Quino jam s pondr a en su boca las tramas de princesas o las obsesiones por el amor o que a menudo asociamos a la imaginaci n de una ni a.

El amor seg n Mafalda habla mucho m s de amistad, compasi n, empat a y solidaridad, de amor al pr jimo, amor propio y amor a las peque as cosas de la vida. El amor es Mafalda interes ndose por la paz, el progreso, la humanidad y el conocimiento, o preguntando c mo puede ponerse una tirita en el alma despu s de haber visto a unos ni os hu rfanos en la calle. Es Felipe refugi ndose en las historietas, o fingiendo que con el disfraz del Llanero Solitario podr resolver todos sus miedos e inseguridades. Es Manolito cuando acaricia la hucha en la que se esconden sus monedas, pero tambi n sus sue os de futuro. Es Susanita deseando -adem s de un marido m dico y un futuro con « hijitos - ser buena persona, aunque sepa que la educaron en el individualismo. Es Miguelito filosofando sobre la patria, su propia idiosincrasia y el sentido de la vida. Es Guille proclamando que su mam es la mujer m s fuerte del mundo. Y es, tambi n, Libertad haciendo ver a los adultos que hasta la ni a m s chiquita del mundo es capaz de plantarle cara a las injusticias m s grandes.

Adivinar qu es el amor, la solidaridad, la ternura y la amistad a trav s de una peque a fil sofa como lo es Mafalda se ha convertido casi en un acto de urgencia.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

Everything is in Mafalda, as well as love.

"Mafalda is a heroine of our time." --Umberto Eco

What is love? Anyone who knows Mafalda would know that Quino would never put words out of her mouth about princess themes or love obsessions that we often associate with a girl's imagination.

Love According to Mafalda speaks much more about friendship, compassion, empathy, and solidarity, about love for others, self-love, and love for the little things in life. Love is Mafalda taking an interest in peace, progress, humanity, and knowledge, or her asking how she can put a Band-Aid on her heart after seeing orphaned children on the street. It is Felipe taking refuge in his comics or pretending that with his Lone Ranger costume he will be able to solve all his fears and insecurities. It is Manolito as he caresses the piggy bank where he hides his coins, but also his dreams for the future. It is Susanita wishing --in addition to finding a doctor as a husband and having a future with many children -- to be a good person, even though she knows that she was raised to be an individualist. Love is also Miguelito philosophizing about the country, his own idiosyncrasies, and the meaning of life. It is Guille proclaiming that his mother is the strongest woman in the world. And it is also Libertad, making adults aware that even the smallest girl in the world is capable of standing up to the greatest injustices.

Finding out what love, solidarity, tenderness, and friendship are through a little philosopher like Mafalda has become almost an act of urgency.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN: 6073810652
• ISBN13: 9786073810654
• Release Date: June 2022
• Publisher: Lumen Press
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.1" x 7.3"