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Title: Abel Sanchez and Other Stories by Miguel De Unamuno, Miguel De Unamuno ISBN: 0-89526-707-1 Publisher: Regnery Publishing Pub. Date: September, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.57 (7 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: moving reflections on art and faith
Comment: 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.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Tragic Sense of Reality
Comment: Unamuno's work are nothing but among the most esoteric, philosophical works of the 20th century: "La fe sin duda es nada mas que muerte" - Salmo II, "faith without doubt is nothing but death." Unamuno, profoundly influenced by Kierkegaard, agonized on that eternal of questions: WILL I exist after death? His "lack" of faith was not atheistic. Rather, he was a man of reasoning, a man who could not escape the dichotomy of man (between emotion and reasoning). He knew 17 languages (he taught himself Danish to read Soren K.) and profoundly influenced the course of modern Existentialism.
Rating: 5
Summary: Christian existentialism
Comment: ..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.
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Title: Tragic Sense of Life by Miguel de Unamuno ISBN: 0486202577 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 01 June, 1954 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Mist: A Tragicomic Novel by Miguel De Unamuno, Warner Fite, Theodore Ziolkowski ISBN: 0252068947 Publisher: Univ of Illinois Pr (Pro Ref) Pub. Date: May, 2000 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Three Exemplary Novels by Miguel De Unamuno, Miguel De Unamuno, Angel Flores ISBN: 0802151531 Publisher: Grove Press Pub. Date: May, 1987 List Price(USD): $11.00 |
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Title: Niebla by De Unamuno Miguel, Miguel De Unamuno, Miguel De Unamuno ISBN: 8437603471 Publisher: Ediciones Catedra Pub. Date: August, 1997 List Price(USD): $21.70 |
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Title: Don Quixote de La Mancha by Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra, Samuel Putnam ISBN: 0679602860 Publisher: Modern Library Pub. Date: 28 July, 1998 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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