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Canon de Cámara Oscura (Novela) / Darkroom Canon (a Novel) - by Enrique Vila-Matas (Paperback)

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  • Vuelve el Enrique Vila-Matas de Bartleby y compañía.
  • Author(s): Enrique Vila-Matas
  • 224 Pages
  • Fiction + Literature Genres, Psychological

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Book Synopsis



Vuelve el Enrique Vila-Matas de Bartleby y compañía.


«Abundante, inclasificable y particularmente original.» Mario Aznar, Cuadernos Hispanoamericanos


«Es reconfortante que un autor como Vila-Matas, tan consagrado y tan unánimemente aplaudido, haga del regocijo del lector su principal objetivo, sin por ello descuidar la máxima autoexigencia.» Juan Marqués, La Lectura, El Mundo


«Con Enrique Vila-Matas sólo tienes que dejarte llevar porque estás en manos de un maestro.» Paul Auster

¿Y si la lectura fuera un experimento secreto... o una forma desesperada de amor?

En un cuarto oscuro de su casa, Vidal Escabia ha reunido setenta y un libros. Cada mañana, elige uno al azar, lee un fragmento y lo destina a su misterioso Canon personal. Pero nada de esto es casual: lo que descubre en cada texto transforma su día... y también su vida.

Canon de cámara oscura es una novela singular y provocadora, donde la línea entre lector y narrador, entre realidad y ficción, se difumina. ¿Es Vidal un hombre obsesionado por su hija ausente o un androide infiltrado en la Barcelona cotidiana? ¿Está construyendo un mapa íntimo a través de la literatura o desvelando un complot escondido entre las páginas?

Una historia magnética sobre la fuerza de los libros, la fragilidad de la memoria y el extraño poder de reescribirnos cada día.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

The return of Enrique Vila-Matas in the spirit of Bartleby & Co.


"Abundant, unclassifiable, and particularly original." Mario Aznar, Cuadernos Hispanoamericanos


"It's refreshing that an author as acclaimed and unanimously praised as Vila-Matas makes the reader's delight his main goal--without compromising his own high standards." Juan Marqués, La Lectura, El Mundo


"With Enrique Vila-Matas, you just have to let yourself go--you're in the hands of a master." Paul Auster


What if reading were a secret experiment... or a desperate act of love?

In a dark room of his home, Vidal Escabia has gathered seventy-one books. Each morning, he selects one at random, reads a fragment, and adds it to his mysterious personal Canon. But none of this is accidental: what he uncovers in each text transforms his day--and his life.

Canon de cámara oscura (Darkroom Canon) is a singular and provocative novel where the line between reader and narrator, between reality and fiction, becomes blurred. Is Vidal a man obsessed with his absent daughter, or an android infiltrated into everyday Barcelona? Is he building an intimate map through literature--or uncovering a hidden conspiracy between the pages?

A magnetic story about the power of books, the fragility of memory, and the strange ability to rewrite ourselves each day.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.9 Inches (H) x 5.2 Inches (W) x .7 Inches (D)
Weight: .45 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 224
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Psychological
Publisher: Planeta Publishing
Format: Paperback
Author: Enrique Vila-Matas
Language: Spanish
Street Date: August 26, 2025
TCIN: 1004562773
UPC: 9786073931069
Item Number (DPCI): 247-04-5593
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship weight: 0.45 pounds
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