In his work Dysphoria Mundi, Paul B. Preciado has composed a mutated text that combines essays, philosophy, poetry, and autobiography, capturing a moment of profound change and possibility. Rooted in the isolation of the Covid-19 pandemic and considering the social upheavals that followed, Preciado attempts to understand our times from within the revolutionary present moment.

The central thesis of this monumental work is that dysphoria, to be properly understood, should not be considered a mental illness, but as the condition that defines our times. Dysphoria is an abyss that separates a patriarchal, colonial, and capitalist order accelerating towards its end, from a new way of being that, until now, has been considered unproductive and abnormal, but in reality, is the way out of our current dire situation.

Echoing visionaries like William S. Burroughs and Kathy Acker, Preciado's theoretical writing is propelled by lyrical power, providing us with a critical tool filled with new concepts that can guide our thinking and actions: transition, cognitive liberation, delegitimization, de-differentiation, 'electronic heroin', digital coups, necro-kitsch.

Dysphoria Mundi is Preciado's most accessible and significant work to date, in which he understands a world of ruins around us and maps a joyful, radical path forward.

Pages: 496, Dimensions: 12.5x12.5cm