Fog: A Novel (Northwestern World Classics)

Fog is a fresh new translation of the Spanish writer Miguel de UnamunoÆs Niebla, first published in 1914. An early example of modernismÆs challenge to the conventions of nineteenth-century realist fiction, Fog shocked critics but delighted readers with its formal experimentation and existential themes. This revolutionary novel anticipates the work of Sartre, Borges, Pirandello, Nabokov, Calvino, and Vonnegut. The novelÆs central character, Augusto, is a pampered, aimless young man who falls in love with Eugenia, a woman he randomly spots on the street. AugustoÆs absurd infatuation offers an irresistible target for the philosophical ruminations of UnamunoÆs characters, including EugeniaÆs guardian aunt and ôtheoretical anarchistö uncle, AugustoÆs comical servants, and his best friend, Victor, an aspiring writer who introduces him to a new, groundbreaking type of fiction. In a desperate moment, Augusto consults his creator about his fate, arguing with Unamuno about what it means to be ôreal.ö Even AugustoÆs dog, Orfeo, offers his canine point of view, reflecting on the meaning of life and delivering his masterÆs funeral oration. Fog is a comedy, a tragic love story, a work of metafiction, and a novel of ideas. After more than a century, UnamunoÆs classic novel still moves us, makes us laugh, and invites us to question our assumptions about literature, relationships, and mortality.

• | Author: Miguel de Unamuno
• | Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• | Publication Date: Aug 15, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 188 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Fiction
• | ISBN-10: 0810135361
• | ISBN-13: 9780810135369