Exiliados / Exiles

Tras casi una década en el extranjero, el escritor Richard Rowan vuelve con su compañera Bertha a Dublín, deseoso de conquistar un lugar de privilegio entre los intelectuales de la ciudad. Sin embargo, sus planes se trastocan cuando la pareja se reencuentra con dos antiguos enamorados. Única pieza conservada de James Joyce, que la escribió después de una crisis conyugal, Exiliados ofrece un análisis implacable del amor, la fidelidad y las lealtades personales. No solo recuerda al mejor Ibsen, sino que, en su uso de la tensión y el sobreentendido, anticipa a dramaturgos fundamentales del siglo XX como Samuel Beckett y Harold Pinter.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

One of the most widely read novelists of the twentieth century, James Joyce is famed for his mastery of expression. His unprecedented exploration of the English language, in particular, has made him one of the most influential writers of modern times.

This three-act play was first published in 1918; and like much of Joyce’s other works, it is an imaginative reconstruction of his own life.

Exiles is a gripping and emotionally charged play that follows the entangled lives of four characters in Dublin. Richard Rowan, a struggling writer, reunites with his wife Bertha and two close friends, Robert Hand and Beatrice Justice, leading to a series of intense confrontations and emotional revelations. Through vivid and poetic dialogue, Joyce explores the intricacies of love, infidelity, and the complexities of human desires. Exiles is a deeply introspective work that lays bare the raw emotions and inner conflicts of its characters, leaving readers spellbound by its profound exploration of the human psyche.