Description
Wounds Caused by Three Rhinoceroses
Book Summary
In this brief and intense work, Fernando Sanmartín turns the experience of pain into literary material. The reader peers into an emotional diary where despair takes hold of the author's life during a few key months. Through sharp and sincere prose, the book explores how wounds—both real and metaphorical—transform one's perception of oneself and the world. It is a testament to fragility and resilience, written with the urgency of someone who needs to put into words what seems unnamable.
What is it about?
The book functions as a personal diary that records a period of vital crisis. The author narrates, without concessions or adornments, how despair settles into his day-to-day life, altering his routine, his relationships, and his outlook on the future. The metaphor of the rhinoceros—an imposing, clumsy, and dangerous animal—serves to name that which breaks in and wounds without warning. There is no linear plot here, but rather fragments of a consciousness that crumbles and reconstructs itself. It is a text that delves into human vulnerability and the difficulty of moving forward when everything seems to be falling apart.
Main themes
- Despair as a vital experience and its literary record
- Writing about pain as a survival tool
- Personal crisis and its daily manifestations
- Emotional fragility and mechanisms of resistance
- The diary as a form of intimate and sincere exploration
Who is it recommended for?
This book is aimed at readers interested in autofiction, diaries, and literary confessions. Also, for those seeking brief yet dense texts, where every word is measured and charged with intention. It is a work for those who do not fear confronting emotional rawness and appreciate honesty over easy comfort. It will be especially relevant for those who have gone through periods of despair or crisis and find in literature a mirror in which to recognize themselves.
What this book offers
- An authentic and unfiltered testimony on the experience of despair
- A demonstration of how writing can transform pain into reflective material
- A brief but intense read, ideal for a single sitting of emotional immersion
- A literary gaze that avoids sentimentality and opts for rawness
- A reflection on human fragility and the capacity for resilience
Technical specifications
- Author: Fernando Sanmartín
- Publisher: Xordica
- Language: Spanish
- Collection: CARRACHINAS
- Binding: Paperback
- Number of pages: 64
- Weight: 133 g
Editorial assessment
Wounds Caused by Three Rhinoceroses is a book that offers no comfort, but rather truth. Its brevity is deceptive: in just 64 pages, Fernando Sanmartín condenses an emotional intensity that many extensive works fail to achieve. The honesty with which he addresses despair makes this diary an uncomfortable but necessary read for those who value literature as a testament to the human experience. It is a minor work in length, but major in its capacity to move and provoke thought. Recommended for readers looking for sincere texts, without artifice or concessions.