Unamuno, Miguel De

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how much fun!
A Spanish Classic, DO NOT MISS IT!!!
existential masterpiece
....Mist....Niebla...Fog....
COOL!

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how much fun!.......2004-08-17

With the exception of Nietzsche, never has been philosophy been so much fun! Mist comes across to me as a romping Borges - by this I mean it is full of ideas and creative, as is Borges, but Miguel De Unamuno seems to have the almost girlish exuberance of the Spanish while the Argentinan stays more alof and academic.
Contemporary philosophy normally involves a trained vocabulary and historical understanding, but De Unamuno manages to make this an interesting story and throwing in bones for us to ponder. I often found myself pausing and chewing on my lip, lost in thought. Oh, and how I laughed! At one point the absent minded main character has fallen is asleep and is called to dinner by his servant. Wondering whether the voice was in his head or not he exclaims: "Psychological mysteries!"
It is a shame De Unamuno is not better known.

A Spanish Classic, DO NOT MISS IT!!!.......2002-08-21

This is the typical novel that when in schooldays, the Teacher order the pupils to read it. And obviously, you do (or you pretend that you do) without paying very much attention on what you read. Sometimes this novel do not appear in the Compulsory Lecture Program, and you escape from it. This is what happened to me...
Later, a friend of yours (in my case it was my partner) recommends you to go over it again, and you discover a Gem.
There are very little things than can be said about the plot, the characters, the language... because I risk to spoil the whole experience of reading it. But I would not avoid saying that Unamuno was one of the most clever writers that ever existed in my country (everyone has heard of him here), and that in "Mist", mostly all things that worries the Human being, such as love, relationships between men and women, marriage, the Meaning of life, the aim of Literature itself... is within its pages, and that is exposed in a very surprising and entertaining way.
As every Masterpiece, it admits many different lectures and points of view, and it might be a very good piece of literature to be discussed in one of those Book Clubs that are so popular in the States.
Trust me: Read it and you won't be disappointed.

existential masterpiece.......2002-03-29

This is one of my favorite books of all time. It's about everything and nothing at the same time. It's a tragic love story, a philosophical quest, and a literary experiment all in one. An existential novel about how to write an existential novel! Unamuno's writing is both very funny and deeply insightful, and at the end, he has you questioning whether or not you yourself are alive. A mind-bending work, and one I have read again and again.

....Mist....Niebla...Fog...........2001-11-28

" Ni los recuerdos ni los suenos son tan efimeros como la NIEBLA"

This book deals with human emotions, thoughts and fears in a deep, meaningful and funny way. It has a little bit of everything, private conversations with God, the search for the true meaning of life, the quest to find an everlasting love, the fear of facing death, and the hardships that every single human faces during a lifetime.

I read it in Spanish, and I have to say it is one of the best written books I have read so far. Every single word is where it should be, and the story flows magnificently. Im sure that with a good translation this book won't lose its magic in English.

Although it deals with very serious topics, the story is simple, well written, funny, easy to read and with a very unexpected twist at the end...

It simply belongs to a class of its own.

COOL!.......2001-10-25

Miguel de Unamuno was definitely ahead of his time. This is a wonderful book, full of great lines you'll be quoting (e.g., "The best mnemonic device is a notebook in your pocket."). The structure of this book is really unique, and the story is so unusual! The main character in the book wants to kill himself and the author won't let him, so the character argues with the author. Very twisted, very mind-bending, very wonderful. The writing is clever, the characters are familiar but I've never met them before, and the style is engaging. I'm off to read more Unamuno!

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Abriendo Puertas: Antologia De Literatura En Espanol, Tomo II (Spanish Reader)
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The Tragic Sense of Life.
Intimations of Irrationality
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A great book...
men of flesh and bone

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Miguel de Unamuno
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The Tragic Sense of Life........2007-01-10

_Tragic Sense of Life_ is a translation of _Del Sentimiento Tragico de la Vida_, originally published in 1913, by the Spanish (Basque) existentialist philosopher Miguel de Unamuno, translated by J. E. Crawford Flitch. This work is an important one in Spanish literature and offers an attempt to expound upon a uniquely Spanish philosophy (influenced in particular by for example Cervantes and his _Don Quixote). This is also an important existentialist work, which considers the interplay and contrast between faith and reason. Miguel de Unamuno (1864-1936) was a Roman Catholic Spanish intellectual who participated to some extent in the Basque nationalist movement (though he remained skeptical of Basque separatism) and was witness to the Carlist wars. Unamuno also lived through the fascist revolution in Spain and eventually came to oppose the Franco regime because of its brutality. Unamuno's life was one of profound religious crisis (perhaps brought on by the early deaths of his father and his son), and he attempted to resolve this crisis in his writings. However, despite the fact that Unamuno was and remained a Roman Catholic, he was heavily influenced by the Protestant Kierkegaard, and thus his work may be described as having a particularly "Lutheran" aspect to it. In particular, in his understanding of the relationship between faith and reason and in the place of individual autonomy within his philosophy, Unamuno's philosophy may be understood as "Lutheran". It is for this reason that his work was rejected by Catholics and eventually placed on the Index of Prohibited Books. Nevertheless, Unamuno was to remain a Catholic and to argue that the Spanish understanding was a profoundly Catholic one.

Unamuno begins this work by noting that he writes for all Christian men and not just for Spanish Christians. Unamuno also reflects some on the Great War, and the sense of crisis which existed at the time and which underlay all the subsequent existentialist philosophies. The first chapter is entitled "The Man of Flesh and Bone", and it is here that Unamuno contrasts man in the abstract (man considered as humanity, man as the "reasoning animal", man as "homo economicus" and "homo sapiens") with the "man of flesh and bone". Indeed, in contrast to the idea of man as the "reasoning animal", Unamuno maintains that instead man is the feeling animal. Unamuno wittily observes, "More often I have seen a cat reason than laugh or weep. Perhaps it weeps or laughs inwardly - but then perhaps, and also inwardly, the crab resolves equations of the second degree." Unamuno considers the "Protestant" philosophy and God of Kant and contrasts this with the Aristotelian God of Catholicism. Unamuno also mentions Joseph Butler, the Anglican divine, and Cardinal Newman. Unamuno contrasts this with the philosophy of the Jewish Spinoza, a man suffering from "God-ache" for his refusal to believe in immortality. Indeed, the issue of immortality becomes Unamuno's central question; one which he will try to rescue from various objections (such as that it is selfish to wish for immortality). The second chapter is entitled "The Starting-Point". Unamuno comments on the apparent "morbidity" of his reflections. He considers both biblical and Darwinian accounts of man's origin, and then goes on to expound upon the nature of philosophy. The third chapter is entitled "The Hunger of Immortality". Here, Unamuno regards immortality as the central question and the central yearning of man. He considers objections to the belief in immortality (such as that it is selfish to believe in one's immortality or that belief in immortality constitutes a form of materialism), but shows how these objections are ill-founded. Unamuno also brings out again the contrast between the Protestant (Kantian) understanding of God and the Catholic (Aristotelian) one. The fourth chapter is entitled "The Essence of Catholicism". Here, Unamuno shows how Christianity arose from both Hellenism and Judaism. He comments on the letters of Saint Paul. Then, he discusses the rise of the Catholic Church and the Catholic mystics, contrasting the Catholic understanding with the Protestant (Kantian). He also discusses the modernist crisis and mentions such ardent defenders of Catholic orthodoxy as Donoso Cortes and Count Joseph de Maistre. The fifth chapter of this book is entitled "The Rationalist Dissolution". Here, he shows how Catholicism faces a crisis brought on by rationalism, mentioning such philosophers as Hume and Kant. He also mentions the conflict between idealism and materialism and notes the work of William James. Unamuno also presents the writings of George Berkeley and Joseph Butler as examples of philosophers who sought to preserve belief in the immortality of the soul. Unamuno also discusses an interesting book by Frederic W. H. Myers, _Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death_, which held him in thrall for a time for what it promised regarding immortality. Unamuno brings out the conflict between faith and reason, mentioning both Pascal and Spinoza in this regard. He also mentions Nietzsche, whose writings he rejects. The sixth chapter of this book is entitled "In the Depths of the Abyss". Here, Unamuno expounds upon both Descartes and Kierkegaard, as well as various further comments on the opposition between faith and reason. The seventh chapter of this book is entitled "Love, Suffering, Pity, and Personality". Unamuno reflects upon these notions and the nature of God. The eighth chapter of this book is entitled "From God to God". Here, Unamuno considers man's understanding of God, contrasting the rationalist God of Aristotle with the more Protestant understanding of God (of for example Kant). The ninth chapter of this book is entitled "Faith, Hope, and Charity". Unamuno reflects upon both faith and hope, but he also calls attention to the possibility of charity. The tenth chapter of this book is entitled "Religion, the Mythology of the Beyond and the Apocatastasis". Unamuno writes upon God, heaven, and hell (mentioning Dante), and he notes his difficulties with the doctrine of hell (claiming that nothingness is worse than eternal torture) which he believes will be resolved in the apocatastasis. The eleventh chapter of this book is entitled "The Practical Problem". Here, Unamuno makes some comments on the nature of work, socialism, and the issue of war and the state (noting its origin in the fratricide of Cain and Abel). The twelvth chapter of this book is entitled "Don Quixote in the Contemporary European Tragi-Comedy". Unamuno notes the role of Don Quixote in Spanish literature and his importance in forming a Spanish philosophy. Unamuno comments on the role of comedy and tragedy, maintaining that life is a comedy for those who think and a tragedy for those who feel. Unaumuno notes that while Don Quixote may be a "reactionary" that he is an heroic one. Unamuno then concludes his book on the "tragic sense of life in men and in peoples", noting the fact that he is a man and that he writes for his people.

Unamuno's writings are certainly beautiful and they play an important part in both Spanish and existentialist literature in the twentieth century. While Unamuno never quite reconciled himself to the Catholic understanding of both faith and reason, he provides a unique philosophy which speaks both to the heart and head.

Intimations of Irrationality.......2005-07-11

The forward to my copy of this book makes a great to do in comparing Unanumo with Wordsworth. Upon finishing the book, I can see why. The gist of this book is that the way to a sort of knowledge of God or immortality is a completely irrational (or perhaps a-rational conveys more the sense in English) struggle with God (rather than the idea of God)and the notion of immortality and thereby achieve the knowledge and FEELING attained by the great mystics.---This is indeed very much in the tradition of Wordsworth's famous Ode.

But Wordsworth's ode was not concerned with a particular religion. Unanumo's book is. This leads to a number of curiosities that are rather hard to swallow. First, of course, is that only Roman Catholics can experience such feelings. Second is his denunciation of Nietsche, whom he very much resembles, particularly when he expatiates on suffering as a good. Methinks he is a bit more influenced by Nietzsche than he likes to admit. In fact,I was reminded of that tragic German philosopher on every page. But, of course, no Roman Catholic can admit that he has been influenced by Nietzsche.

It is encouraging to read someone who dumps the metaphysical muck of the Scholastics etc in the rubbish bin, and also confirms Hume against Kant and others who have supposedly "refuted" him. They have done nothing of the sort, but only spun more meaningless metaphysical webs.

So, all in all, a bit of a mixed bag. But recommended reading, if only because there's nothing else quite like it.

The Eternal struggle between Faith and Reason.......2004-08-21

This is the Masterpiece of the greatest fideist of the 20th century. The conflict between faith and reason is the greatest conflict of the human psyche in my opinion and this book is a testament to that assertion

A great book..........2003-07-27

One of my favorite books in the field of philosophy. Unamuno seems to effortlessly cut through so much of the time-wasting academic drollery and nonsense that often clutters up this vital area of study. This isn't a philosopher getting lost in his own inane definitions and absurd mind games, this is the work of a man who lives to think, and thinks because he is in awe of life. Highly recommended to those who philosophize because they need to, not because they are trying to make other people think they are intelligent...

men of flesh and bone.......2003-03-06

Other reviewers have called this book "philosophy for real men." Unamuno begins with this assertion. He rejects the Socratic "Man" as a creature of thought and not of substance. "Soy un hombre de carne y hueso!" he says: "I am a man of flesh and bone."

He works to provide the basis for a belief based on on reason, which he calls anti-vital, but on necessity. It is necessary for us, as men of flesh and bone, to believe that we can exist indefinitely. Reason tells us that we cannot. It is the confluence of these two beliefs that creates the tragic sense of life.

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Modern ethics---Felix Culpa!!

The Tragic Sense of Life in Men and Nations
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Modern ethics---Felix Culpa!!.......2004-05-07

As a disclaimer, I must say this is probably my favorite book of all time, so once I start explaining it, I frequently tend to effusion. In the simplest terms, it is a book written by a man who wants to understand why he lives and why he dies. Miguel de Unamuno was a spanish philosopher and novelist, a part of the "generation of 1898," along with Ortega y Gasset and Pio Baroja among others. They are part of the Spanish Romantic movement and their main quest in their writings is for a sense of the individual as a representative of the universal.
Unamuno in particular and in this book attempts to reconcile Christianity with Classicism, and does so through the characters of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza(of course). These two for Unamuno are symbols of human striving both for noble purpose, outside of one's own self (christianity) yet also for an almost pagan "immortality" through heroic reputation (classicism). Unamuno wants to live nobly and never wants to die. He loves the concept of suffering and redemption, both in the model of a Christ who redeems, and by our own actions in this world, by which we redeem ourselves.
Unamuno is all about striving, in the most ethical way possible, to create yourself. In a way, he is a more humanistic Nietzsche. His will-to-power is tempered by his mediterranean/Spanish anarchical democratic sentiment. Whew. He's like a Spanish Walt Whitman. A Spanish William Blake. But really so much better than them. Nada menos que todo un hombre.
You will like this book if you like:
a) Shakespeare for his "philosophy"
b) Don Quixote and Sancho Panza
c) Nietzsche but are turned off by his German-ness
d) philosophy that helps you exist but doesnt turn you into a whimpering sap
e) southern Spain; Cante Jondo; the deep mediterranean vibe
PS- He has a great "spiritual biography" of Quixote and Sancho Panza too but I dont think its translated into English. Its called "Vida de Don Quixote y Sancho" and is almost as good as this book.

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OUCH! That Hurt!
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Egad!

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OUCH! That Hurt!.......2001-10-29

Ugly stories about ugly people. That about sums it up. Perhaps that was the author's intent? Beats me. So much ugliness in such a small space is hard to endure, which is why I give less than five stars. Now Unamuno was bright and could write, and that is why I give more that one star.

Unamuno's philosophy in novel form.......1999-12-09

Unamuno was a genius who is underrated as a thinker, philosopher, author, and political critic. His use of the novella as a vehicle for his philosophy and existential thought should put him in every discussion about the likes of Albert Camus, Jean-Paul Sarte, Martin Heidigger, and Soren Kierkegaard. These three novellas give us a view, not only of the Spanish mind, but also of what a serious, learned man (who was incidentally Basque) could see as flaws and existential dilemmas in Spanish as well as European culture. Each of the three novellas give insight into the gender roles of men and women in turn of the century Spanish society as well as very real issues of what a man or women should be in a world where title, pride and wealth seem to be more important than acting in an ethical manner.

Egad!.......1999-02-23

In the prologue to this trio of novellas, Unamuno declares that the work might be more aptly dubbed "four exemplary novels." "For this prologue is also a novel... the novel of my novels," he adds. And, indeed, I believe him. The prologue itself is wildly entertaining and, by far, the most striking segment of the piece. In some fifteen pages, Unamuno presents hilarious, yet profound (as is his custom -- I love that about him) commentary on the novel as artform and ontological playground. The three stories that follow are all gripping in their own ways. Dos Madres is an Unamunian version of the tale of King Solomon and the bickering mothers. El Marques de Lumbria presents the story of an isolated household that is somewhat reminiscent of Lorca's The House of Bernarda Alba. Nada Menos que Todo Un Hombre stars Alejandro, a tough guy, a regular Alexander the Great, who isn't really as strong as he appears. All of the novels are tied together by a common thread of power play and self-doubt among their characters. And the result is a cohesive bundle of words that is truly exemplary.

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Reflective and unsettling
In the land of the blind, the 1-eyed man is....compassionate
moving reflections on art and faith
Christian existentialism
Masterpiece of Latin American Literature

Abel Sanchez
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Reflective and unsettling.......2006-07-08

One of the great thinkers of the 20th century, this Spanish poet, philosopher, novelist and playwrite is, unfortunately, too often over shadowed by the work of later existentialists. Unamuno's short stories are reflective and unsettling. This book contains one of his most popular stories, "San Manuel Bueno, Matyr," about a priest who doesn't believe in God. Though the idea my seem cliche to a contemporary audience, don't underestimate the power of Unamuno's passionate and moving verse.

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In the land of the blind, the 1-eyed man is....compassionate.......2004-09-09

Some thirty years ago, I read, in Spanish, the novella "San Manuel Bueno, martyr", included in this collection. This week I read it again.
As a young man, to me it seemed that San Manuel had dishonestly misled the devout peasants of his isolated village. At nearly age 60, I now accept my own foibles and those of others, so I can see that San Manuel had found perhaps the only compassionate solution to the dilemma of his own clear vision surrounded by the benighted -- and sacrificed himself to it.
As I write this review, in 2004, we are spectators to a world torn by conflict between devout fanatics. Does Unamuno's solution hold in a world where such devout believers burst forth from their villages to inflame the world in the name of their narrow beliefs?

moving reflections on art and faith.......2002-08-13

These three stories, in addition to being a great read, really moved me. Yet I can't fully pin point why I enjoyed this collection so much. Maybe it was Miguel de Unamuno's unique background as a Christian existentialist writing in the early twentieth century. Maybe it was the influence of cubism on his approach to these three stories. Perhaps it was just the stories themselves; I really grew attached to these characters and the subject matter. Abel Sanchez and The Madness of Doctor Mantarco are great reflections on art (and these stories are adequately discussed in other reviews) but my personal favorite was San Manuel Bueno, Martyr. The story about a well respected priest who no longer believes in God sounds cliche, Miguel de Unamuno writes it in a way that is heartbreakingly tragic. Because the story moved me on a decidedly personal level, it's hard for me to recommend this book with certainty: how am I to know whether it's true art, or whether it's a novel I happened to just particularly like? Still, I can speak for myself: Abel Sanchez and Other Stories is an impeccable piece of literature.

Christian existentialism.......2002-05-02

..and other themes are treated in this volume. Abel Sanchez, the title narrative, is an incredible reterlling of the Biblical story of Cain and Abel. Unamuno is able to interweave christian faith and spanish culturalism in order to create a morally compelling story. This collection has had a profound influence on me. I highly recommend it if you are interested in Christianity, Spanish literature, or even good literature.

Masterpiece of Latin American Literature.......2000-10-18

Miguel De Unamuno uses his two lead characters Abel Sanchez and Joaquin Monegro along with more than enough biblical metaphors to tell this wonderful story. This is possibly one of the best books I have ever read and if you are an avid Latin American Literature aficionado as I am, I highly recommend this gem of a book.

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La Niebla que nos impide la Fé
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NIEBLA... like nothing you have ever read before!!!
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Existencialism.......2006-04-28

In La Niebla by Miguel Unamuno. Is a story of love, tragedy, and existentialism. Augusto (the main character) falls in love with Eugenia that is in love with another guy. At the beginning, Augusto didn't know she was in love, but later on he knew that Eugenia was in love with other, however he don't care about it, because he is rich and he can be more helpful than his boyfriend. To start it Augusto pays the loans that Eugenia had to pay for her house that her father leaves her without pay it before he died.

In some way Eugenia felt like she must corresponds him by marring him, because she knew that that was what Augusto wants. One night before the wedding she escape with her boyfriend and leave a letter to Augusto, giving thanks for pay the house but she couldn't married him. Augusto felt terrible and died in his bed. And the theme that I like is existentialism, in which the man is victim of his own circumstances. In which Augusto knew that Eugenia was a pretty and that she never was going to fall in love with him. Also when tries to play a Hero when he pays the loans to the bank, so Eugenia can see what her best choice is.
Practically it was about a man that is trying to be happy, but didn't know how to choose the correct way.

La Niebla que nos impide la Fé.......2006-03-31

Miguel de Unamuno es sin duda un gran escritor, ennieblado? No lo creemos, mas bin ennivolado. Veremos al Creador y al creado, a Unamuno y a Augusto, al que tiene el poder y al que prescinde de poder. Es el autor un ateo? Si lo fuera no pudiera haber creado al protagonista de la novela, pues al no haber Creador para crear lo creado se convierte en una utopa la existencia, y siguiendo entre Creador y creados, nunca se niega la existencia de la vida, mas bin se aplaude tristemente la negacin de poder desempaar lo enmaraado de ella, pero abunda existencialmente. El existencialismo de Unamuno nos niebla el camino a una salida y nos enfrenta a un Creador al cul aparentemente no entendemos unos, no le creen otros, y le odia el pelotn de los autnticos desafortunados.

"Empez hablndome de mis trabajos literarios y mas o menos filosficos...no dej claro esta! de halagarme, y enseguida empez a contarme su vida y sus desdichas...las vicisitudes de su vida saba yo tanto como l...y los que l crea mas secretos" (XXXI). Aqu empieza el autor a enfrentarnos filosficamente en su existencialismo a nuestro Creador. Creemos conocerlo y no cesamos de halagar y adorarlo para entonces poniendo nuestra esperanza en EL comenzar a confesar nuestras faltas, desdichas, las trampas, las injusticias a las que estamos sometidos, el odio que ronda entre piratas, la mala hierba que abunda en cada jardn, la envidia que roe mas que huesos esqueletos generacionales; pero no importa, por mucho que hablemos, escucha lo que dice la cancin de la realidad: "se lo demostr citndole los mas ntimos pormenores y los que l crea mas secretos", entonces el Dios de Unamuno, a quien l arremete en la novela, es capaz de crear, de saber todo, an lo profundo de nuestros corazones.

Unamuno conoce al diablo, su filosofa entra en el mbito espiritual abofeteando su propio existencialismo: "Tu...con un tono autoritario-tu, abrumado por tus desgracias, has concebido la diablica idea de suicidarte...vienes a consultrmelo." Dios en su trono, es consultado, y en algn lugar dimensional, el diablo empujando a un hombre abrumado al suicidio. Vuelve a caer, s, vuelve a su enclaustro terrenal: "no eres, pobre Augusto, mas que un producto de mi fantasa".

El existencialismo es un "movimiento filosfico que trata de fundar el conocimiento de toda realidad sobre la experiencia inmediata de la experiencia propia" (Real Academia), pero un producto de la fantasa no puede tener experiencia propia, mas bin se convierte en un instrumento desmesurado para tirar por la borda toda filosofa real que nos permita cuestionar nuestra existencia; es por tanto el autor un ser sincero por su dolor, pero contradictorio porque quiere negar lo que para l es innegable: la existencia del mismo Dios, conviviendo con la existencia humana. Lo que vemos aqu es a un Unamuno atareado con disputar evocando su voz hacia el cielo, pero con el pequeo valor de mantener sus ojos en la tierra, para as exprimir de esa naranja terrenal cuanta lgrima pueda verter, cuanta desesperanza pueda acumular, cuanta tristeza hacer memorar, olvidando an el propio amor que hace cantar, rer, celebrar, soar, y contemplar el nacimiento transformador del nio que el propio Victor (Unamuno tambin) una vez rechaz depresiva y existencialmente, pero que admite llen su corazn de un gozo inexplicable.

"Bueno basta!Cllate!...una criatura ma...Dios, cuando no sabe qu hacer de nosotros, nos mata." Basta Una-mundo que Dios te di la vida y ha dejado que hables, te permiti crear y asi colaborar en Su dominio, te dej procrear y asi experimentar que el manantial existe para ser bebido, y que no hay fuerza ni inteligencia que pueda machucar el amor a la vida y el querer alcanzar la eternidad prometida.

La lucha que Nivola nos entrega en bandeja es afianzarnos a la desesperanza de la existencia. Nos mata el aliento; sin embargo, el autor supo conservar el aliento durante toda su vida, se supo enfrentar a las injusticias, y nunca dej de tener hijos. El es por tanto uno que no se dej vencer por la niebla que encontramos en el camino, y as un hijo prodigo que arremeti contra Su Padre celestial, pero que sinceramente nos anuncia que el camino a transitar esta lleno de falsos brillos, mereciendo pues respeto por ello.

Un poco de admiracin para lo que hemos vivido, y asi no dejar que la Niebla nos impida la F en lo desconocido.

Alejandro Roque.

Una Obra Increible.......2003-05-03

Este libro nos muestra el genio de Miguel de Unamuno. Su tecnica en crear Augusto Perez y su mundo es brillante. Niebla representa el elite de la prosa Espanola...Cada palabra ocupa su propio lugar y lo que resulta es una obra con pasion, humor, un lirismo hermoso, tragedia , y sabidura universal.

NIEBLA... like nothing you have ever read before!!!.......2001-11-02

" Ni los recuerdos ni los suenos son tan efimeros como la NIEBLA"

I read it in Spanish, and I have to say it is one of the best written books I have read so far. Every single word is where it should be, and the story flows magnificently.
Although it deals with very serious topics, the story is simple, well written, funny, easy to read and with a very unexpected twist at the end...

It simply belongs to a class of its own.

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Niebla... es un libro maravilloso, que toca temas muy profundos y valiosos para cualquier ser humano, de una manera unica, original e incluso graciosa.
Incluye conversaciones privadas con Dios, la busqueda incanzable por encontrar el verdadero significado de la vida, la necesidad de encontrar el amor, el miedo a la muerte.... en fin.... un poco de todo, y sin embargo la historia es simple, facil de seguir, divertida y con un personaje principal con el que cualquiera puede identificarse.

Definitivamente uno de los mejores libros que he leido... Unamuno tiene una manera unica de escribir y de mantener al lector interesado a lo largo de toda la historia.

It's great.......2001-08-06

The book is absolutely wonderful. It is funny as well as powerful. Unamuno effectively uses the construct of the book to criticize aspects of Spanish society.

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