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Conejero not only rescues the love between Achilles and Patroclus as a hymn to desire but also imagines a different future, where art and dissent are refuges against the destructive power of war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn essential work for those seeking to rethink the classics from a contemporary and emotional perspective. A celebration of love, desire, and resistance in the face of the devastating fire of war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlberto Conejero (Vilches, 1978) is a poet, playwright, stage director, and professor. He holds a degree in Stage Direction and Playwriting from the Royal School of Dramatic Art (RESAD) and a PhD in Classical Philology from the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM). His dramatic works include La geometría del trigo (2019 National Dramatic Literature Award), Los días de la nieve (2019 Lorca Theatrical Authorship Award), La piedra oscura (2016 Max Award for Best Playwright, 2015 Ceres Award for Best Author, among other honors), Ushuaia (2013 Ricardo López de Aranda Award), Cliff (acantilado) (recognized at the IV LAM Contest 2010), Húngaros (2000 National University Theater Award), Todas las noches de un día (winner of the III AAT Theatrical Texts Contest), and Fiebre (runner-up for the 1999 National Short Theater Award). His work has been translated into English, French, Italian, Greek, Polish, Romanian, Hungarian, and Portuguese. 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