Colección Creativa: Divagaciones de la imaginación

Abstract

This collection features three short creative writings. The first entry, “Sapos planos” (“Flat Toads”) explores the anxious memories of an adolescent that are inexorably linked to a song. On a dark night, in a subdivision that was never built, an older brother and his friend plan to teach a younger sibling how to drive by way of a gruesome game. The song “So What” by Ministry becomes the soundtrack to the youth’s foray into delinquency. The second work, “El huésped” (“The Houseguest”), is a creative continuation of the short story “El banquete” (“The Banquet”) written by Peruvian author Julio Ramón Ribeyro and published in 1958. The original story is centered on a man named Fernando who spends his fortune throwing a sumptuous party during which he asks the president of Peru to grant him several “small” favors such as naming him the ambassador to Rome. Surprisingly the president is prepared to fulfill all of Fernando’s wishes. However, during the party, some of the guests conspire to overthrow the president. The next morning, when Fernando reads the headlines about the coup d’état, he faints. This creative piece ponders what may have happened in the moments and days that followed. The final work is entitled “Mal lugar para los descalzos” (“A Bad Place for Bare Feet”) and follows a young girl’s experience at a boarding school during an unforgettable moment.