Una partida de ajedrez contra la muerte

Abstract

A gamble of chess against death tells the story of Antonio Fornés, a man of 30 years old that gave up as lawyer to dedicate himself to working in a box factory. Through the novel narrated in the first person (using the diary resource), the character will tell the reasons that led him to reject his status as a man of law. In addition, the story as a whole will narrate other much more personal issues in his life, such as his past and his relationship with work, friendship, love and death. This novel in he author's own words: “ talks about vital expectations in the world contemporary, which becomes moral, ethical and social obligations, crossing existence itself that equally puts life at risk in the face of every great decision, when the same social, intellectual and personal pressures stifle and the possibility of deciding a future is not negotiable.”