Niebla

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Niebla is a landmark 1914 novel by Spanish writer Miguel de Unamuno that blends fiction and philosophy in a metafictional exploration of identity, free will, and the nature of literary creation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish-language literary work
metafictional work
novel
alsoKnownAs Mist NERFINISHED
author Miguel de Unamuno NERFINISHED
centralTheme existential angst
free will
identity
reality and fiction
the nature of literary creation
the relationship between author and character
contains authorial intrusions
dialogues on philosophy and existence
countryOfOrigin Spain
explores metafictional techniques
philosophical questions about existence
the limits of authorial control
genre existential fiction
metafiction
novel
philosophical fiction
hasAdaptation radio adaptations
theatrical adaptations
hasMetafictionalDevice character confronts his author
hasTheme death and immortality
love and disillusionment
the autonomy of fictional characters
influenced later metafictional writers in Spanish literature
literaryForm novela
literaryMovement Generation of ’98 NERFINISHED
literarySignificance key work in Miguel de Unamuno’s oeuvre
landmark work of 20th-century Spanish literature
mainCharacter Augusto Pérez NERFINISHED
narrativeForm prose
narrativePerspective experimental
originalLanguage Spanish
originalTitle Niebla NERFINISHED
partOf Spanish philosophical literature canon
philosophicalInfluence Spanish Krausism NERFINISHED
existentialism
publicationYear 1914
setting Spain NERFINISHED
early 20th century
structure blend of narrative and essayistic reflection
targetAudience adult readers

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