Niebla (Nivola)

A young, self‑effacing writer is summoned by the renowned philosopher‑author to pen a prologue for a work that recounts the puzzling death of his friend Augusto Pérez. The narrator, aware of his own lack of literary fame, uses the introduction to explore the strange pact they have made: the unknown introducing the celebrated, turning the usual hierarchy on its head. Through witty digressions about free will, identity, and the thin line between reality and imagination, he sets the tone for a story that questions whether we ever truly know ourselves.

The main text, which Unamuno dubs a “nivola,” breaks conventional novelistic rules, blending philosophical dialogue with everyday encounters in Madrid, Buenos Aires, and beyond. As the narrator follows Augusto’s increasingly erratic thoughts—doubting his own existence and confronting the meaning of mortality—the reader is invited to join a meditation on consciousness that feels both intimate and unsettling. The opening act promises a blend of humor, melancholy, and intellectual provocation, offering a fresh way to experience fiction as an ongoing philosophical conversation.