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: Boadella rails against "progressive infantilism" and the intellectual boundaries set by the modern welfare state.

: The author laments a lack of admiration for experience and mastery in modern times, contrasting today's "docile" audiences with the rebellious spirits of the past.

Reviewers at El País note that the book is "more Boadella than ever," likely to delight his admirers while deeply irritating those he targets. Some readers at Casa del Libro found it a "masterful tour of art and beauty," though others felt the focus on theater occasionally made the social critique feel repetitive or "diffuse".

The book is written as a between an aging, "curmudgeonly" master (Boadella) and a stereotypical university student visiting his farmhouse in L'Empordà. The student arrives seeking information for a thesis on Boadella’s transgressive career, only to be met with biting wit and challenges to his worldview. Key Themes and Controversies

Joven, no me cabree: Contra el infantilismo progresista de la sociedad actual is a provocative manifesto by Spanish playwright and actor Albert Boadella. Released in 2022, the book serves as a sharp critique of modern political correctness and what Boadella describes as a "coddled" generation. The Narrative Structure

: The text functions as a manual for good manners, ethics, and aesthetics, blending hidden memoirs with a defense of beauty and reason. Reader and Critical Reception

: He argues that art, specifically theater, is about re-creation rather than creation. He famously claims that "the greatest enemies of theater are writers" and dismisses iconic figures like Chekhov and Ibsen as "excessive and overloaded".

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