In my complete opinion, I consider that literary alter egos were rightly invented to be freer. As an eternal budding writer, I confess that a multitude of alter egos circulate like bastard offspring (interesting cacophony) through many of my books. The point is that this cameo of the author between its pages is always gratifying to be able to put the points on the i's regarding the characters and scenarios raised. And sometimes, why not, with our alter ego we set out to live that other life that was left in the pipeline.
Jose Maria Merino offers us in this book Adventures and Inventions of Professor Souto to that "other me" who has the possibility of fulfilling all the pending dreams of the author. And as it happens to all of us, the first thing that stands out in the creation of the right teacher is his ability to do what comes out of there.
But he always remains the author, with his particular superman costume of the letters that can do everything but at the same time determined to visit his creator again and again, to show him his progress, to rejoice in his freedom.
He was always there, next to the writer, waiting for his moment to make his way from page 1 of the book that awaited him. And he knows everything about the author because he accompanied him every second, and was forged with his ideas and fantasies, essential to transpose from the arid wastelands of non-fiction genres to the lushness of fiction.
An interesting book about the renowned writer José María Merino, told by that creative shadow that always accompanies an author, waiting for his moment to take on an unpredictable alter ego that may end up surprising its author.
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