Personal Opinion

First of all I should say that with this second paper I had my first contact with hyper fiction and everything related to this “new” era of literature. At first, I was lazy about breaking up with the classic literature and sitting in front of the screen. I thought I would be bored and I imagined myself reading stupid tales. Fortunately, I didn’t have to search so much, I discovered Milorad Pavic and I proved that I was wrong with my first feelings about this assignment and hyper fiction.

The Glass Snail is a fresh tale of two lonely citizens of Belgrade. Both of them like stealing, but they do not commit serious thefts, they just have fun picking up cigarettes, or stupid things. It is interesting to see how Milorad Pavic creates crossroads that unite his characters throughout his fiction.

During my reading I could imagine every single detail of Pavic’s image of his characters, I imagined the beauty of Miss Hatshepsut and the deep blue eyes of Senenmut. It was like watching a film.

Reading Milorad Pavic’s hyper fiction is like watching a film, everything seems to be connected in this story and the characters are very interested. It is curious, but using fewer words while creating literature, does not mean that a text isn’t full of sense! But, being critical, I could say that both endings he offers us are bitter and estrange.

I have to thank Milorad Pavic for letting me discover that Hatshepsut was the first pharaoh woman in Egypt, and it seems that she had a romance, and maybe a daughter, with her architect Sen-nen-mut.

Finally, I would encourage someone to create a short film of this wonderful hyper fiction, it perfectly could be done! If someone needs an actress, take me into account!

Academic year 2008/2009
© a.r.e.a./Dr.Vicente Forés López
© Mar Amorós Portero
aporma@alumni.uv.es
Universitat de València Press