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Simplicity of form and substance
José Lacarra, student , 4th year of Degree in Literature and Creative Writing
journalist at Diario de Noticias, offers us a sharp sketch of Análogo al silencio, the new novel by his partner in
Análogo al silencio, the new novel by his colleague Daniel Franco, founder of degree program
Franco, founder of publishing house Graviola, which aims to promote and strengthen the voice of migrant writers from
the voice of migrant writers from Latin America.
Cover and illustrations by Mariana Loewy
Damn it. These are the first words that come out of the mouth of Agustín del Río, the protagonist of Daniel Franco's second novel, Análogo al silencio. A phrase that, with all its variations according to the typical expressions of each culture - in Spain we are a bit more brusque -, we repeat practically every day because of the little things that annoy us throughout the workshop. If we can't find a parking space, damn it; if we drop our mobile phone, damn it; if it's raining today and I don't have an umbrella, damn it; if I do have an umbrella, damn it. Or, as in Agustín's case, the stress of being on a bus full of people, arriving late at work and, in the middle of the chaos, having to answer a phone call in which you know they are going to reproach you for something that, at that moment, you don't consider important, damn it.
Análogo al silencio, which begins with this expression of disgust, tells the story of one of Agustín's days. A day different from the rest that, without causing a radical change in the protagonist's life, makes him understand some things a little better and go to bed with the same nerves as in the morning, but with more peace. And what makes it different? A conversation with his grandfather, whom he hadn't seen for a long time. And it is a simple dialogue tool with which Daniel Franco sample tells the reader that a damn whether it is caused by a one-off setback contains a great depth to which we often give no importance, because we have made the noise of our problems - as Valery's verse says - a tumult analogous to silence.
Daniel Franco's novel is a perfect example of the fact that it is not necessary to burden writing with a baroque style and that the day-to-day running of any person's life is full of humanity. Análogo al silencio stands out for its simplicity - which is neither antonymous to complexity nor synonymous with simplicity - in both form and content. It is a story of ordinary men and women told in ordinary words. This makes it a novel that any reader subject can enjoy.
You can readif you want, the first pages of the novel on the website of the publishing house. There you will be able to find out more about his author.
Another way to see what moods are to be found in its pages would be to listen to the playlist of the songs that appear in the work on Spotify.
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