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Débora (novella)
''Débora'' is an experimental novella by Ecuadorian writer Pablo Palacio, published in Quito in October 1927. In 2007, the novella was included in a compilation of the author's complete works by publishing house Libresa. The plot of the book follows ''Teniente''—a character who's only referred to by that name and who is never fully defined— during a walk through the streets of Quito in search of a love conquest or any event of importance, which ultimately never comes. The novella is made up of a series of passages that depict several everyday events in Teniente's walk. These passages are constantly interrupted by the ramblings of the narrator, his comments on the protagonist, and the tedium caused by the very construction of the plot. The passages in the story are not presented in a linear succession of events, but rather form a series of subjective images from the narrator's perspective. Some of the techniques employed in the book include stream of consciousness and metafict ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pablo Palacio (writer)
Pablo Arturo Palacio Suárez (Loja, Ecuador, Loja, 25 January 1906–Guayaquil, 7 January 1947) was an Ecuadorian writer and lawyer. He was one of the founders of the avant-garde movement in Ecuador and Latin America and one of the most controversial members of the so-called Ecuadorian literature#La Generación del 30, 1930s generation of Ecuadorian authors. His work is very different from that of the ''costumbrismo'' writers of the time, especially since the predominant trends in fiction then focused more on ''indigenismo'' and social realism. His literary work is not very extensive, and consists of the play ''Comedia Inmortal'' (1926), the short story collection ''Un hombre muerto a puntapiés'' (1927) and the novels ' (1927) and ' (1932). Biography Childhood His mother, Clementina Palacio Suárez, was unmarried and thus he was registered in the Civil Registry as having an unknown father. Years later when Palacio was already renowned in literary circles, his father Agustà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
