Gregorio Marañón presents the book ‘Reflejos de mi tiempo’, a review of “the great work of art of his own life”

Lawyer, entrepreneur, academic and singer of the Council of Spain, Gregorio Marañón Bertrán de Lisintroduced the book Reflections of my time a collection of pieces recorded in print from 1982 to 2025, a return to “the great work of art of one’s own life”.

He accompanied the prestigious writer during the presentation of his work in Fundación Ortega-Marañóndirector and executive president of EL ESPAÑOL, Pedro J. Ramírezand a journalist Iñaki Gabilondo.

Edited at work The Gutenberg GalaxyMarañón approaches national politics from a distinct espíritu de la Transición. He also permeates the landscape through various portraits, sometimes from a more familiar prism; others, more entrepreneurs. Without forgetting Toledo, such a picturesque city that has a great sentimental and symbolic weight for him.

In this way, the texts reveal a vital trajectory of compromise with one principle. Words Pedro J. Ramírez“As Kundera said of Havel, Gregorio Marañón’s great work of art is in his own life.”

Journalist Iñaki Gabilondo He opened the interview by pointing to the current situation in Spain and expressed his “great disappointment”: “There are problems of a large scale. It is a time that needs to be addressed.”

“We have all seen it in the debate about centrism. In this debate about whether it exists or not. The work defends this concept that arises with the idea of ​​a third Spain embodied among other people by Gregorio’s son,” I say Pedro J. Ramírezwho also wrote the book’s prologue.

“The strategy of centrism is central, it tries to stabilize the agreements as closely as possible to avoid the disruptive effects of the extremes,” added the director and executive president of EL ESPAÑOL during the presentation of the book. Pedro J. Ramírez stated that “the first package that is urgent is one of the good ideas”.

Against political polarization

“I can’t leave out the reference to my Marañón abuelo in this piece,” he trudged on the vocals of EL ESPAÑOL Gregorio Marañón Bertrán de Lis. “There is a deep liberal spirit in the book against the polarization of political life,” he added.

He pointed out in a somewhat joking tone that he was the same age as me Iñaki Gabilondowho were born in the same week, in the same month, in the same year and pointed out strong friends in the Prisa group.

“ON Pedro I knew them at the time and in the pursuit of democracy that Spain needed to fully understand,” Marañón commented on his beginnings with Pedro J. Ramírez. It is certain that they parted during the post-Philippian period, but they did not discover friendship: “Where we leave the seeds of a friend, this flower will easily grow again.”

I remember the story of Pris and his inclusion EL ESPAÑOL: “Pedro encouraged me to participate as I was advised in EL ESPAÑOL. It didn’t take a second for me to decide yes. Here I go and here I will follow“.