The writer Diego Manusovich is a producer of educational content with more than 20 years of experience. From your producer Forum 21, focused on creating didactic and pedagogical devices to strengthen the cultural and social transformation of different communities. His experience in the educational field allowed him to create this set of novels.
“The Pedagogue” is a literary saga, of eight books, starring the Professor Troy Helguera. The main character is a retired education professional who went to live in a town called Trevelin, to disconnect from your busy life Buenos Aires. . “It’s an epic series that injects you with renewed energy and hope,” defines the author.
News: How did the idea for the saga come about?
Diego Manusovich: The idea of generating a suspense saga with social values came up one summer after finishing reading an inconsequential book. I wondered what I could say, with my own voice and that could promote in the readers a kind of shared reflection. Something like a quiet retreat surrounded by lush nature. What happens from the first book is that his prestige and international renown leads him to receive requests for help from different rulers and personalities around the world.
News: What characteristics does the protagonist have to resolve these conflicts?
Manusovich: Troy is an expert pedagogue who responds to the call of those people who do not know how to solve these problems of coexistence. He is like a Sherlock Holmes, but instead of solving robberies or murders, he uses his talent to understand the cultural key of each community and then find educational devices that allow a change in the idiosyncrasies of the people involved. The character is like a detective who is dedicated to finding answers to community problems such as violence in soccer stadiums, laziness in matters of environmental care, problems in multicultural coexistence or improving the notion of heritage conservation in a city. with historical negligence.
News: What advances did the character have as the saga format was established?
Manusovich: The saga was strengthened with the release of each novel, posing a different challenge in each particular context, and there goes the protagonist with the illusion of someone who feels challenged in his desire to change the world. For example, the third book is called “The case of the Venice of the East” and deals with gender violence. Here the Professor Helguera receives a call from the mayor of a small town in China, whose name is Tongli, which is very famous for its canals and gondolas. It turns out that this official is fed up with an ancestral commandment that normalizes physical violence against women. Troy manages at the last minute to launch an educational idea that places the men of the place in front of an experiment, achieving a projection of change in those macho customs.
News: What message does the novel convey to the reader?
Manusovich: the saga “The Pedagogue” It is for all of us who feel uncomfortable in this world full of injustices and things to solve. It is for early youth and for adults as well. Each novel is a maelstrom of suspense where the plot strains our cultural commandments and mirrors them with our desire to change the world. In each novel a possible path is played to accelerate our changes and enhance our community coexistence
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