Description
Collage
Book Summary
A work that explores the fragility of life and the transition to adulthood through eighteen intense stories. The protagonists, Eric and Iris, meet in their pre-adolescent innocence, and their paths cross with other characters on the edge of the abyss. Color acts as an invisible thread, linking destinies in a capricious and violent randomness. The reader is immersed in a desolate spectrum of human nature, where cruelty, despair, and a faint hope collide to offer a radical and poetic look at existence.
What is it about?
The novel follows the lives of Eric and Iris from their meeting on a soccer field during their pre-adolescence until adulthood hits them with brutality. Throughout eighteen stories, other characters share their testimony, always on the edge of the abyss. Some coincide directly with the protagonists, others pass by, and most connect poetically in a final outcome. Colors act as invisible brushstrokes that unite their stories in a randomness that is sometimes capricious and other times violent. The work explores the rawness of life, the vileness of the meanest behaviors, existential despair, and the immersion into parallel worlds, offering a desolate and radical spectrum of human nature.
Main themes
- The transition from innocence to maturity and its traumatic consequences.
- The fragility of life and the constant proximity of the existential abyss.
- Randomness and the invisible connection between destinies, symbolized by color.
- Despair, vileness, and pettiness as facets of the human condition.
- The search for hope in a context of violence and rawness.
Who is it recommended for?
For readers interested in contemporary narrative that addresses emotional complexity and the darkness of the human being. Especially suitable for those who enjoy short, intense stories with a fragmentary structure and a poetic, heartbreaking tone. Also for those seeking a literary exploration of maturity, destiny, and the connection between people through subtle symbols like color.
What this book offers
- A raw and poetic look at human nature and its contradictions.
- A fragmentary reading experience that invites reflection on randomness and destiny.
- A symbolic and emotional connection through the use of color as a common thread.
- An exploration of the transition to adult life from a radical and desolate perspective.
Technical specifications
- Author: TARTERA I SALVATIERRA, ROGER
- Publisher: COSSETANIA
- Language: cat
- Topic: MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY FICTION
- Collection: NOTES DE COLOR
- Binding: Paperback
- Publication date: August 2007
- Number of pages: 176
- Weight: 291 g
Editorial review
Collage is a literary proposal that combines the intensity of the short story with a fragmentary structure that connects destinies through color. The work stands out for its poetic and heartbreaking tone, offering an uncompromising look at the human condition. Ideal for readers looking for a contemporary narrative that explores the fragility of life and the transition to maturity with rawness and sensitivity.