Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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@ Stories groups six stories that show some uses of the “at” sign to delve into the heterogeneity of a symbol (@) that has become an indispensable element in our society. Some of the inhabitants of this cosmos without borders are: a writer and biographer who discovers the value of the weight of an arroba and the astonishing truth of an unsuspected past; a group of friends and colleagues who hide behind the anonymous @s of a chat in which anyone can be what they are not, or pretend to be; a university professor who needs the magic of @s to take off on a transformative journey; a young man who hides behind the @ of an email that does not know the time factor; an anonymous citizen weighing the common generic of a species or descriptive @ for a coming civilization; and a faculty committee that evaluates the incomprehension of a @ against the oppressive engine of strongly felt roots.
The characters and voices in these stories reflect on the power of an @ beyond its internautic function to cross the barriers of the apparently absurd and crack the solidity of everything that seems chimerical.
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DOMINGO RÓDENAS, El Periódico
MATÍAS NÉSPOLO, El Mundo
https://www.elmundo.es/cataluna/2019/01/04/5c2f5799fdddff1c6d8b4696.html
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Author Biography
CHRISTOPHER J. CASTAÑEDA (USA)
Christopher J. Castañeda is a professor of History at California State University, Sacramento.
He has a PhD in United States History from the University of Houston in Texas. He has a Master degree in Public history, and a double BA in English Literature and Fine Arts from Rice University.
He has published several works on economic history, history of the energy industry, and Ibero-American history and transnational anarchism.
Chris is the author of the short stories “Clasificad@ X” (Classified@ X) in @ Stories and “Crema Catalana” (“Catalan Custard”) in Contes del Procés.
ANTONIO TAMEZ ELIZONDO (Mexico/Spain)
Antonio is an architect, although somehow, he always knew that his professional interests and aspirations should have led him to paleontology, astronomy and parapsychology.
The conjunction between Verne’s adventures and Lovecraft’s visions, during his early childhood, convinced him to try his luck with literature.
He lives in Barcelona since 2010, when he moved from Mexico to study a master’s degree in advanced architecture, which was followed by a second master’s degree in Literary Creation from the Universitat Pompeu Fabra.
He writes articles and sporadic reviews for the digital magazines Jot Down and Revista de letras.
His storybook Natural Histories won the 2018 “Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz” award at the X International Literature Contest.
Antonio is the author of the short story “El futuro” (“The Future”) in @ Stories.
OTHER AUTHORS: Juan Ángel Juristo, Álvaro Hernando Freile, Juan Senís, Ana Belén Albero Díaz, Belén Galindo Lizaldre (see MAGMA Catalog, pages 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26)
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- Publisher/Imprint MAGMA Editorial, SC / MAGMA
- Publication Date April 2019
- Orginal LanguageSpanish
- ISBN/Identifier 9788494947322
- Publication Country or regionSpain
- FormatPaperback
- Primary Price 17 EUR
- Pages118
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusPublished
- Original Language Titlespa
- Original Language Authorsspa
- Edition1
- Copyright Year2019
- Page size210x130 (210x135) mm
- Reference Code4
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