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''Ella sigue de viaje'' (''She travels on'') is the second book published by Mexican writer Luis Felipe Lomelí, published in 2005. It is best known for the opening short story named ''El emigrante'' (''The Emigrant''), a flash fiction story which consist only of the four words "¿Olvida usted algo? -¡Ojalá! " ("Forget something? -If only!"). ==Themes== The book opens with ''El emigrante'', one of the most celebrated and frequently cited of microfictions. It is considered the shortest story in the Spanish language. The story may be seen as a summary of the feelings of the characters in the other twelve stories in the book, whether they have left behind love, loneliness or violence.〔 〕 The subject matter of these stories range from romantic love encounters to adultery, with lovers looking to expand their sexuality in random encounters, to relationships with hopelessness and violence, such as a police officer brutally beating his wife after suppressing a demonstration against the military dictatorship in Chile, a mother who abuses her son etc.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ella sigue de viaje )〕 The stories are set in a range of places from New York City to Valparaíso.〔 One of the most important themes of the book is that violent society overshadows our love lives.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ella sigue de viaje」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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