ONE OF MY FAVORITE BOOKS :

“EL TÚNEL”

BY

ERNESTO SÁBATO (ARGENTINA)

 SOME CURIOSITIES ABOUT THE AUTHOR AND THE NOVEL

1-Besides being a writer , Ernesto Sabato had a PhD in Physics

and Mathematics

2-His novel “El Túnel” was rejected by many publishing houses

in Buenos Aires

3-A film based on “El Túnel” was released in 1952

4-Ernesto Sabato lived almost 100 years

MY FAVORITE CHARACTER AND A SHORT DESCRIPTION
MARIA IRIBARNE - ALLENDE
MY FAVORITE CHARACTER IS MARIA IRIBARNE
– ALLENDE . IN THE BOOK SHE’S DESCRIBED AS
A YOUNG BEAUTIFUL WOMAN , TALL WITH
SHORT DARK HAIR , AND SAD DARK EYES.
I FEEL SORRY FOR HER BECAUSE ALTHOUGH
SHE’S YOUNG , SHE IS TRAPPED IN AN UNHAPPY
MARRIAGE AND SHE CAN’T FEEL WELL.
SHE FEELS SO LONELY , SO SHE CAN
UNDERSTAND JUAN PABLO CASTEL’S
PAINTINGS.
SHE FALLS IN LOVE WITH JUAN PABLO , BUT
UNFORTUNATELY SHE IS KILLED BY HIM.
 THE SITUATION I LIKED THE MOST – THE SITUATION
I DIDN’T LIKE AT ALL
I LIKED A LOT WHEN MARIA AND JUAN PABLO

MET EACH OTHER AND WHEN THEY FELL IN LOVE ,

BECAUSE MARIA SEEMED TO UNDERSTAND

JUAN PABLO ,AND I THINK SHE COULD

HAVE HELPED HIM GET A HAPPY LIFE.

I DIDN’T LIKE AT ALL WHEN JUAN PABLO KILLED MARIA

(WITH A KNIFE) BECAUSE HE SAID SHE HAD BETRAYED

HIM (THIS NEVER HAPPENED) . SHE DIDN’T DESERVE TO

DIE , BUT TO BE HAPPIER (IT SEEMS AS IF SHE WASN’T).

 A QUOTE FROM THE BOOK

“ES CURIOSO , PERO VIVIR CONSISTE EN CONSTRUIR FUTUROS

RECUERDOS;…”

Maria said that in a letter she sent to Juan Pablo . She had gone to the beach to spend
some days alone.

In my opinión , what she tried to say was that all what we do in the present will
remain as memories in the future ( not only for us , but also for people around us ).

And these memories will have a great influence in our future actions and/or feelings