My Favorite Book

My favorite author is Vicente Huidobro, a very famous Chilean poet from the beginning of the twentieth century. He is the creator of the aesthetic movement called “Creationism” which is pretty much summed up in the next phrase, said by him: “The poet is a little God”.

My favorite kind of books are about poetry, detective novels and magical realism. I got into them because the teacher at my school was very enthusiastic about this genres I ended up liking them as much as him.

Personally is very difficult to pick one favorite book because most of the books I have read so far have a very special place in my hearts but I got to say: “Niebla” by Miguel de Unamuno and “Altazor” by Vicente Huidobro. What both have in common is how the main character starts to be more conscious of their existence and tries to get away from the author to have an autonomous life. I think both authors are brilliant and they created two of the best masterpieces I have ever read.

The last book that I have read (that doesn’t have to do with university and law) was “La tregua” by Mario Benedetti, a Uruguayan author. The book is about a widowed man who is close to retirement and lives a monotonous life, but one day he meets a younger woman who becomes his truce in his boring life. I totally recommend it, it is a well-written book and is very romantic, it isn’t long which makes it easier for someone who has to read a lot for university and is very catchy, you get very involved with the character and the love he feels for this woman.

Unfortunately I haven’t had the time to read just for pleasure lately but I hope once I learn how to organize myself I can get back to my favorite authors.