Manda fuego
2013
First Published
4.16
Average Rating
255
Number of Pages
“Manda fuego” es una invocación a la divinidad y, en el relato que da título a este libro, también una broma cósmica, a la vez hilarante y terrible. Como la vida. Igual que esa narración, la obra entera de Alberto Chimal –que se ha centrado en la novela y sobre todo en el cuento– ha tratado el encuentro de lo ordinario con lo extraordinario y del ser humano con los límites de su propia existencia. Esta antología de su obra breve pasa por lo fantástico, en la forma peculiar que el escritor le da y que él mismo llama “literatura de imaginación”, y llega hasta el realismo e, incluso, la autoficción.
Avg Rating
4.16
Number of Ratings
49
5 STARS
43%
4 STARS
37%
3 STARS
14%
2 STARS
6%
1 STARS
0%
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Author
Alberto Chimal
Author · 25 books
Born in Toluca, a small city in central Mexico, Chimal saw his first books published before he was twenty. Now he is critically well regarded as one of the most talented and original writers of his country, and has a faithful and growing audience for his work. Some of his books, stories and essays have been translated into a dozen languages. He has been featured in many anthologies both in Mexico and abroad, and is also a very busy and sought-after literature professor and creative writing teacher. He lives in Mexico City with his wife, writer Raquel Castro, and a cat. He has written novels, short stories, children's books, essays, creative writing primers and manuals, and movie scripts. In 2021, he was the first Mexican writer to pen a Batman story for DC Comics international anthology Batman:The World.
