{"product_id":"9788494546112","title":"Apocryphal Diary of Yuri Gagarin","description":"\u003ch2\u003eApocryphal Diary of Yuri Gagarin\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reader enters an unclassifiable literary territory where fiction blurs between chronicle, reportage, and reflection. This work brings together brief pieces charged with voices and unexpected twists, constructed from a perspective that defies genre labels. More than a standard collection of short stories, it is an exercise in narrative exploration that invites one to lose themselves in abysses of meaning and the complexity of the egos that inhabit its pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is it about?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe volume presents a collection of texts that oscillate between the real and the fictional, using the figure of Yuri Gagarin, the first cosmonaut in history, as a central axis to build a diary that never existed. From this core, other pieces unfold that address the human condition from unusual angles. The work does not submit to the conventions of the classic short story or journalistic reportage, but rather traverses a hybrid terrain where narrative becomes a game of mirrors and multiple perspectives. Each text functions as an autonomous piece, but together they generate an atmosphere of strangeness and depth, where the reader must reconstruct meaning within the cracks of what is narrated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMain Themes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eExploration of identity and historical memory through emblematic figures of the 20th century.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eBlurred boundaries between literary fiction and documentary non-fiction.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe construction of the personal narrative versus grand official discourses.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe journey as an existential metaphor and as a limit experience.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage as a territory for experimentation and the breaking of narrative conventions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho is it recommended for?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is aimed at readers looking for bold literary proposals that move away from conventional narrative structures. It will be of particular interest to those who enjoy formal experimentation, genre hybridization, and literature that requires active participation in the construction of meaning. It will also be attractive to followers of Óliver Guerrero's work and those who value short narrative with a strong reflective and poetic charge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat this book contributes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA non-linear reading experience that challenges the expectations of the traditional narrative genre.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eShort texts that can be read independently, ideal for slow and reflective reading.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAn original look at the historical figure of Yuri Gagarin, removed from the conventional biographical account.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA stylistic exercise that demonstrates how literature can move between reality and fiction without adhering to pre-established labels.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA work that invites us to rethink the limits of what we consider a short story, a chronicle, or a literary reflection.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTechnical Data\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Guerrero, Óliver (1980-)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Huerga y Fierro Editores\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\u003eTopic:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fiction and related items, Modern and contemporary fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\u003e Narrative\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 May 2016\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 186\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 211 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEditorial Assessment\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a literary proposal situated on the margins of conventional narrative, offering a set of texts that defy generic classification. Óliver Guerrero's work is particularly attractive to a reader willing to abandon the certainties of the traditional short story and let themselves be carried away by writing that plays with ambiguity and fragmentation. Its value lies in its ability to generate questions rather than offer answers, and in the construction of a narrative voice that moves with ease between the documentary and the imaginary. A book that will find its audience among those looking for literature that does not fold to easy labels.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HUERGA Y FIERRO EDITORES","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53409981825371,"sku":"9788494546112","price":15.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/0650\/6331\/files\/978849454611.jpg?v=1781899184","url":"https:\/\/kalamobooks.com\/en\/products\/9788494546112","provider":"Kalamo Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}