Los sentimientos y emociones juegan un papel determinante que se convierte en un canal para llegar al lector, en su obra: "El pez arrepentido" juega con las emociones del mismo; nos muestra y recalca como los seres humanos podemos en algún momento llorar, drenar emociones, sin embargo podemos decidir no sentirnos más vulnerables y cerrarnos ante emociones simplemente para evitar ser heridos

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Frank Tor es hoy el único hombre-pez que existe y se cree que jamás podrá ser encontrado para preguntarle porqué ha llorado tanto.

_{Microcuentos por Gabriel Jiménez Emán}

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The micro-literature of: Gabriel Jiménez Emán.

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The microrelato is a fashionable literary genre, characterized by a brief narrative and which can be mixed with other genres such as poetry. My desire was to select an author from my country Venezuela, for that feeling that always unites us and for being the cradle of outstanding writers.

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This is how I have had the opportunity to read short stories by the Venezuelan writer Gabriel Jimenéz Emán, it should be noted that he is an author internationally recognized for his narrative and poetry. Se aprecia un estilo muy agradable, con vocabulario sencillo, de fácil comprensión; in fact, I do not perceive technicalities in his micro-stories.

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Some may be very short as for example: “The 1001 stories of a line” or “The invisible man” that at first glance seem even silly, but they make a lot of sense and even make us smile, which is very nice as I quote below:

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The man was invisible, but no one noticed it.

_{Microcuentos por Gabriel Jiménez Emán}

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We can even appreciate reflective dialogues touching on everyday issues, transcendental, that concern any thinking person and aware of their reality, loaded with a certain irony and even a touch of disdain. Un ejemplo de ello es: “Diálogo en un bar” del cual extraigo lo siguiente:

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—Life is meaningless.

—Agreed: it does not.

—So, what are we living for?

—That's all we live for: to live, there is nothing else.
—Or perhaps to die.

_{Microcuentos por Gabriel Jiménez Emán}

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The aforementioned author in his narrative works, keeps us attentive and immerses us in a world where objects have humanized characteristics, out of the ordinary, for example: feet, shoes that talk, teeth that eat an apple or people. In Jimenéz Emán's narrative there is an opening to humanization in a way that amuses, entertains, conquers.

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Feelings and emotions play a determining role that becomes a channel to reach the reader, in his work: “El pez arrepentido” plays with the emotions of the reader; he shows and emphasizes how human beings can at some point cry, drain emotions, however we can decide not to feel more vulnerable and close ourselves to emotions simply to avoid being hurt.

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Frank Tor is today the only fish-man in existence and it is believed that he can never be found to ask him why he has cried so much.

_{Microcuentos por Gabriel Jiménez Emán}

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Is it a sin to protect our integrity and make decisions to protect ourselves from others? We are not obliged to give explanations we don't want or to change for others. I loved this short story like all the others read by this author; who with his wonderful prose envelops and immerses us in a rich world of humor, poetry, disdain, illusion, daily life, brief dialogues but with messages that reach the heart without being romantic, simply come by narrating thoughts full of emotions, of protagonists like you or me.

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Pages visited:

https://revistabrevilla.blogspot.com/2015/09/microrrelatos-de-gabriel-jimenez-eman.html

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Jim%C3%A9nez_Em%C3%A1n
https://eldienteroto.org/wp49/gabriel-jimenez-eman/

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@joslud @solperez

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