Fog

Miguel de Unamuno — a Spanish classic and philosopher. In contrast to the novel, he invented the genre of "nivola" (or "raman"), changing the literary rules of the game. In "Fog," Unamuno makes the reader a co-author and allows them... to choose one of two endings.

Augusto, the hero of the raman, suspects that he is merely a product of the author's imagination, that his life is subordinate to someone else's will. The light in the eyes of a pretty pianist pulls the hero out of the thick fog of everyday life and distracts him from these thoughts. All his efforts are focused on pleasing the capricious girl and winning her away from her fiancé. However, the beloved begins to toy with Augusto's feelings. In despair, he decides to take his own life, but first goes to visit his creator at home and learns that the latter intends to kill him...

The hero of "Fog" is simultaneously a "little Hamlet" and Don Quixote. In addition to the allusions to Shakespeare and Cervantes, one can catch references to Dostoevsky's works, "Notes from Underground" and "Demons".

Unamuno plays not only with his character but also with the readers. He makes us doubt our existence, hinting that the surrounding world and everything that happens in it is also someone's raman.