María Zambrano and Málaga

In his book A modo de último sacrificio Samoa Albert Hanover tell us about the emotions that he felt when he travelled to Malaga for the first time surprised by the fact that the train station is named after María Zambrano.

On the train coming from Córdoba he read Delirio y Destino and the conformity of the name let him think if he could illustrate this part of his book better or maybe the exact opposite, that the book could not be illustrated in a better way. And never before he felt this truth, that two exact opposites could be true at the same time.

The main objective for his journey was to come up with a personal itinerary, that followed the steps of the Malaga born writer in a chronologically reversed order. His last stop was Vélez-Málaga where she was born in 1904. Around her grave you can find lemon and orange trees. Maria Zambrano was one of the great thinkers of the 20^th century. With her delicate literary style she invented philosophical concepts such as the poetic reason and a clear example of the dominating sexism of the time but still hjer work is known, especially in Spain.

Upon thinking the itinerary through, Hanover noticed that the nomadic life style of Zambrano not only matched his own existence but it also delivered a reflection of his opinion and way of thinking about Gnosticism and Sufism.

 

Paul Oilzum

Maria Zambrano mixed philosophy, poetry, mystic, art, music and dream in an unforgettable manner. If you rent apartments in Malaga you will be able to confirm that there aren’t many places like this to start the journey.?

Translated by: Maria