Des?enme Un Buen Viaje: Memorias de Una Despedida / Wish Me a Good Journey

Me lo dijo sin pre?mbulos, pero no me tom? por sorpresa.

A principios de 2022, mi padre, Carlos Alberto Montaner, me encomend? la misi?n m?s dif?cil y dolorosa de mi vida: Te pido que me ayudes a morir .

M?s de seis a?os despu?s de ser diagnosticado en Estados Unidos con Parkinson sus capacidades f?sicas hab?an mermado considerablemente y la enfermedad comenzaba a hacer mella en sus facultades cognitivas. Carlos Alberto Montaner, que hab?a dedicado su vida al desempe?o intelectual, el activismo pol?tico y a expresar sus opiniones en una columna sindicada en Am?rica Latina, Espa?a y Estados Unidos, decid?a el final de su vida antes de que la enfermedad le arrebatara del todo su autonom?a f?sica e intelectual. ?l deseaba regresar a Madrid, donde hab?a vivido m?s de cuarenta a?os y, como ciudadano espa?ol, acogerse a la Ley de Eutanasia recientemente aprobada en el Congreso.

Des?enme un buen viaje es una cr?nica ?ntima de su trayectoria sin retorno, y la de su hija junto a ?l, con el trasfondo de la eutanasia. Se trata de un camino lleno de obst?culos e incertidumbre; pero tambi?n es un recorrido extraordinario por las emociones, la comuni?n ?ntima y la perseverancia frente a la adversidad. Cuenta un viaje del desarraigo -las se?as de identidad de una familia marcada por el exilio tras el triunfo de la revoluci?n en Cuba- hacia el arraigo que signific? para ellos retornar a Espa?a, su segunda patria.

Gina Montaner ha escrito un credo imprescindible para entender la vida y valorar la muerte. Valiente, sincero y conmovedor. No dejar? a nadie indiferente por sus ense?anzas y su sabidur?a -Sonsoles ?nega

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

At the beginning of 2022, my father, Carlos Alberto Montaner, gave me the hardest and most painful mission of my life: "I'm asking you to help me die."

Six years after being diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease, his physical and cognitive abilities had decreased considerably. Carlos Alberto Montaner, who had dedicated his life to intellectual pursuits, political activism, and to expressing his opinions through a syndicated column in newspapers throughout Latin America, Spain, and the United States, had decided to end his life before his illness took away the last of his autonomy. He hoped to return to Madrid, where he had lived for over forty years and, as a Spanish citizen, abide by the Law of Euthanasia recently approved by the Spanish Congress.

Des?enme un buen viaje (Wish Me a Good Journey) is the intimate chronicle of a trip with no return. It is a journey of obstacles and uncertainties, but also an extraordinary retelling of vibrant emotions, intimate camaraderie, and perseverance in the face of adversity. This book tells a story of uprooting--the distinctive flag of a family that was exiled from Cuba after the triumph of the revolution--and of their return to Spain, their adopted homeland.

"Gina Montaner has written an essential creed to understand life and value death. Brave, sincere and moving. She will not leave anyone indifferent to his teachings and his wisdom" -Sonsoles ?nega