Description
Double or Nothing
Book Summary
A collection of stories where the literary motif of the DOUBLE serves as the common thread for diverse narratives. Through different styles and perspectives, the authors explore the multiple facets of identity, splitting, and duality. Each story offers a unique look at how the concept of the double manifests in human experience, from the fantastic to the everyday. A work that invites reflection on the complexity of being and its reflections.
What is it about?
This book brings together a series of stories that, despite their thematic and stylistic variety, share a common core: the exploration of the DOUBLE as a literary motif. Each story approaches the concept of duplicity from a specific perspective, whether through twins, alter egos, shadows, reflections, or split identities. The authors weave narratives that range from the realistic to the fantastic, offering the reader a wide range of possibilities on how the double can manifest in life and fiction.
Main themes
- The duality of identity and the splitting of the self.
- Reflection and shadow as metaphors for the hidden.
- The confrontation between the self and its other.
- The ambiguity between the real and the imaginary in the experience of the double.
Who is it recommended for?
For readers interested in contemporary short fiction, lovers of stories with psychological and symbolic depth, and those seeking to explore the motif of the double from multiple literary approaches. It is also suitable for those who enjoy anthologies that bring together diverse voices around a unifying theme.
What this book offers
- A multifaceted vision of the double motif through different narrative styles.
- Stories that stimulate reflection on identity and self-perception.
- A varied reading experience, with tales that shift between the realistic and the fantastic.
Technical specifications
- Author: R. Court, Cristina; et al.; González Ascanio, Eduardo
- Publisher: Huerga y Fierro Editores
- Language: Spanish
- Topic: MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY FICTION
- Collection: FONDO
- Binding: Other
- Publication date: June 2010
- Number of pages: 142
- Weight: 250 g
Editorial review
An anthology that succeeds in unifying a diversity of voices around a classic yet ever-fertile theme: the double. The work is attractive both for the variety of approaches and the quality of the stories, offering a reading that combines entertainment and depth. Ideal for those seeking a collection of tales that invites reflection without sacrificing narrative surprise.