About this Book

An important collection of around 500 aphorisms (greguerias), which are a landmark of innovative literary technique akin to that of Futurism. Ramon Gomez 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 includingan in-depthanalysis by the translator. The book also includes a list of other works by Gomez de la Serna in English translation, two brief bibliographies, and a keyword index."