The text serves as a protest against gentrification , "hypertrophied" tourism, and the transformation of cities into mere backdrops for social media.

(b. 1980) is an astrophysicist by training and a poet by vocation. He is a well-known cultural journalist for El País , where he writes the "Bocata de calamares" column, and has won the Paco Rabal Prize for Cultural Journalism. Reader Resources

He examines the condition of the pedestrian in late capitalism, touching on issues like evictions, precarious employment, and the loss of authentic neighborhood essence. Author Background

by Sergio C. Fanjul is a lyrical essay and urban exploration of Madrid that blends travel literature, autobiography, and urban sociology. Book Overview

Fanjul reivindicates walking as a revolutionary, almost meditative act in an increasingly fast-paced society.