Coronel Suárez de Jorge Luis Borges (1960)
Coronel Suárez es una novela corta de Jorge Luis Borges que explora temas como la identidad, la memoria y la percepción. La historia sigue a un hombre llamado Coronel Suárez, quien se despierta en un hospital after being injured in a battle and discovers that he has lost his memory and identity. As he tries to piece together his past, he realizes that his memories are not his own, but rather fragments of other people's experiences. The novella raises questions about the nature of identity and the reliability of memory, as Borges challenges the notion of a fixed self.
By Jorge Luis Borges · First published 1960 · Genre: Fiction, Fantasy, Historical · 161 words
First lines
Alta en el alba se alza la severa faz de metal y de melancolía.
Un perro se desliza por la acera.
Ya no es de noche y no es aún de día.
Suárez mira su pueblo y la llanura ulterior, las estancias, los potreros, los rumbos que fatigan los reseros, el paciente planeta que perdura.
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- Work type: Novella
- Author: Jorge Luis Borges
- Date: 1960 CE
- Language: Spanish
- Genres: Fiction, Fantasy, Historical, Magic Realism, Philosophical
- Length: 161 words
- Structure: 1 section, 7 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)
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Genres
- Fiction — La obra contienes elementos de la ficción, con personajes y situaciones imaginativas.
- Fantasy — Como en muchas de sus obras, Borges juega con elementos de la fantasía en 'Coronel Suárez'.
- Historical — Aunque la obra contiene elementos ficticios y fantásticos, también se basa en la historia Argentina.
- Magic Realism — Borges es conocido por su uso del realismo mágico, y 'Coronel Suárez' no es la excepción.
Tags
Ficción · Literatura latinoamericana · Utopía · Satire · Política · Filosofía · Historia · Misterio · Crónica · Alusión · Metáfora · Simbolismo