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El fracasador / The Failure
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Let no one be mistaken for this farce—a book of short stories that, taken together, form a wild novel—because it is not autofiction, but rather self-satire with a self-exorcism vocation: a shock therapy that employs all forms of struggle, from screenshots to poems that have no verses but jokes, to free himself from the brutal frustrations that the career of a Colombian writer tends to bring." --Ricardo Silva Romero Successful in his attempts to fail, excessive in his drinking, an excellent cook and mop, an unknown writer..., the narrator of this collection of short stories offers a fresh and hilarious look at the adventures and misadventures of the literary world and how it is neither as sophisticated nor as pompous as one might think. The protagonist fails to replace García Márquez in Mexico, fails as a guest at a literary festival, fails giving an autograph, fails as the winner of a literary award, fails as the protagonist of a scandal, and would fail as a writer... if he had decided not to be one. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION \"Don't be fooled by appearances: This is a collection of stories that, taken together, add up to a wild ride of a novel. Not quite autofiction, it is self-satire aiming at self-exorcism. It is shock therapy that experiments with a range of formats, from screenshots to poems comprised of jokes instead of verses, to vent the frustrations of opting for a career as a writer in Colombia.\" -Ricardo Silva Romero An expert at failure, a binge drinker, great cook and writer of books no one's heard of... the narrator of these stories offers a refreshing and hilarious look at the adventures and misadventures of life in the literary world, which turns out to be not as sophisticated or pompous as one might think. The protagonist fails to replace García Márquez in Mexico, fails his guest appearance at a literary festival, fails at signing an autograph, fails as the winner of a literary prize, fails at scandal, and would fail as a writer... if he had decided not to be one
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