{"product_id":"9788418549113","title":"Contemporary novelized essay","description":"\u003ch2\u003eContemporary novelized essay or essayistic novel\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eBook summary\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis work proposes an original reflection on the boundary between the essay and narrative, exploring how both genres can merge to create a richer and more dynamic reading experience. The author, who has published over thirteen short stories, analyzes his own career to unravel the mechanisms of this literary hybridization. The reader will find a text that, far from being an academic manual, becomes an intellectual journey where theory is illustrated with practice, offering keys to understand and appreciate works that transition between reflection and fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is it about?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRafael San Martín Ramón draws on his experience as a short story writer to investigate a contemporary literary phenomenon: the growing porosity between the essay and the novel. The book not only theorizes about this trend, but embodies it, alternating passages of analysis with narrative fragments that exemplify the author's thesis. Throughout its pages, the strategies that allow a text to be both expository and evocative, rigorous and entertaining, are examined. Issues such as the role of the anecdote, the construction of the narrator's self in the essay, or the insertion of fictional elements into logical arguments are addressed. The result is a meta-narrative about the very act of writing and how literary genres are constantly reinventing themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eMain themes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n    \u003cli\u003eHybridization between essay and narrative as a contemporary literary genre.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n    \u003cli\u003eAnalysis of the creative process and the experience of the short story writer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n    \u003cli\u003eReflection on the author's identity and voice in non-fiction texts.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n    \u003cli\u003eStrategies for combining argumentation and narration in the same work.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n    \u003cli\u003eThe evolution of literary genres and their dissolution in current literature.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWho is it recommended for?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is aimed at writers, literature students, and readers interested in creative processes and literary forms. It will also be of great interest to those who enjoy works that defy traditional classifications and seek to understand how a text that transitions between reflection and fiction is constructed. It is especially useful for those who wish to explore new paths of literary expression beyond canonical genres.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat this book offers\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n    \u003cli\u003eOffers a practical and experiential perspective on the creation of a hybrid genre, based on the author's real experience.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n    \u003cli\u003eProvides keys to understand and appreciate literary works that combine essay and narrative.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n    \u003cli\u003eInvites reflection on the limits of literary genres and their constant evolution.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n    \u003cli\u003eIllustrates theoretical concepts with narrative examples, facilitating the understanding and enjoyment of the reading.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n    \u003cli\u003eStimulates the creativity of the reader-writer by showing a possible path for fusing ideas and stories.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTechnical sheet\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e San Martín Ramón, Rafael\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e PUNTO ROJO EDITORIAL\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spanish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e LITERARY ESSAYS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\u003e PUNTO ROJO\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 2021\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 260\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 329 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eEditorial review\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a unique work that addresses the creative tension between the essay and narrative with intellectual honesty. Its main value lies in its dual nature: it is at once a study on a literary phenomenon and a practical example of it. For the reader interested in literary theory from a non-academic perspective, or for the writer seeking to understand the mechanisms of their own craft, this book offers a stimulating and revealing read. Its approach, based on the author's personal experience, distances it from the coldness of a manual and brings it closer to an intimate conversation about the art of writing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PUNTO ROJO EDITORIAL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53406895800667,"sku":"9788418549113","price":15.14,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/0650\/6331\/files\/978841854911.jpg?v=1781843311","url":"https:\/\/kalamobooks.com\/en\/products\/9788418549113","provider":"Kalamo Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}