Aphorisms (Discoveries) - Tapa blanda

An important collection of around 500 aphorisms (greguerías), which are a landmark of innovative literary technique akin to that of Futurism. Ramón Gómez de la Serna introduced Spain to European avant-garde literature with this new genre, presented here in a stunningly thorough representation of an influential form and including an in-depth analysis by the translator. The book also includes a list of other works by Gómez de la Serna in English translation, two brief bibliographies, and a keyword index.

Ramón Gómez de la Serna was a writer widely acknowledged as the forerunner of avant-garde in Spain. He published nearly 80 books as well as innumerable articles in newspapers and magazines but is best known for his "greguerías," which are brief, humorous, and fanciful observations on nature and mankind.