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Wait a minute! I recall another work of fiction touching on these very same habits of a reader. Aesthetic Magic: Having absorbed the beginning chapters, Basil is now completely and totally into his novel.

Every paragraph is progressively more pleasurable because it means he is living more and more through his book than among the nagging details of the outside world. Ah, that aesthetic distance, what has fascinated philosophers going all the way back to Aristotle — at the very heart of the pleasure we experience as we read about the harrowing tribulations the characters are confronting from the coziness of our favorite reading chair.

Fire in the Belly: Basil is engrossed in the drama of hero and heroine as they meet once again in a secluded mountain cabin. It has been said many times — nothing juices a novel like intense passion, the more intense the better.

And if there is a healthy dose of menace or danger or motive for revenge added to the mix, better still.

Keep turning those pages, Basil! Even to those caresses which writhed about the lover's body, as though wishing to keep him there, to dissuade him from it; they sketched abominably the frame of that other body it was necessary to destroy. With two lusty, aroused lovers talking to one another, the words on the page can really crackle, sizzle, snap and pop.

As any seasoned novelist knows, when the story seems to be dragging, throw in some fast-paced dialogue and see what happens. Action Fiction: So much for words. No one in the first room, no one in the second. The door of the salon, and then, the knife in hand, the light from the great windows, the high back of an armchair covered in green velvet, the head of the man in the chair reading a novel. Ah, revenge!

This is but one interpretation. Please feel free to come up with your own. View all 32 comments. View 2 comments. This is what I call a great story. The author leads the way like a well danced Tango. There are two sides that mix themselves nicely in this story. You feel a bit confused but it's a good confusion. His technique is splendid and his writing is really good. I thoroughly enjoyed this short story. Read it. But only if you like well written short stories.

Makes the reader feel so much so easily a very short story! Aug 29, Leo Agopian rated it it was amazing. One of the best short stories I ever read. Incredibly powerful. This tale is really good. This strip has two sides, the side one and the side two, in a moment of the story the side one the reality joins with the side two the fiction. So, what's happening around the character is joining with what's happening on the book he is reading.

Este cuento es realmente bueno. This is easily one of the most brilliant stories I've read. It's amazingly short, for such a stunning tale; upon finishing this story I knew, without a doubt, this story would be forever in my mind.

The imagery was gorgeous, and the plot riveting. This is a story anyone fascinated by meta-fiction needs to read. Oct 13, G. Captivating read with an ingenious twist bringing you to an abrupt and unexpected end - the glass door that not only you didn't see but never expected to be there.

I literally can't say anything without spoiling given it's a rather short short story but that you should definitely read it! Aug 25, Anthony Camacho rated it really liked it Shelves: , university-english , latino-literature , spanish-lang. Recommended by The book dump podcast. This is an amazing short story about a business man who begins to read a novel and he's so invested in it.

The story is about the power of story telling and how reading can transport us into the literally world. Loved the trick ending. So many things about this story are fascinating. Oct 11, Katy rated it it was amazing Shelves: So short. So good. I've read this no less than times. Jun 11, Emilce rated it really liked it Shelves: stand-alone , college-made-me-read-this. I did not see that ending coming. I was bewildered for a few seconds until everything clicked and now I'm amazed by the brilliance of the writer.

A simple and impressive story. Very interesting short story, and perfect to help finish the reading challenge. Thought provoking. Oct 01, Geno rated it it was amazing Shelves: short-storys , classic , Such a perfect short story. It starts and ends as a full circle. Magic realism at its peak. Dec 15, Karol P added it Shelves: insti , clasicos. This short story was driving me crazy for two long minutes.

Sep 26, Sofia rated it it was ok. Shorter than your typical short story. Everything was fast pace and by the time I reached the end I was confused. Where is the rest? In , a volume of his short stories translated by Paul Blackburn was published under the title End of the Game and Other Stories. The same volume was later republished under the title Blow-Up and Other Stories. He was buried in a tomb with his wife, Carol, in the cemetery at Montparnasse.

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