Patrón, 2024
Scope and Content Note
The series contains Master's theses from 1943 to present. The theses consist of either a production book and a media component or solely a production book. The production books were originally submitted as physical bound copies, but were later submitted digitally. The physical production books are stored offsite and the digital production books are stored in the College's preservation repository.
The media components consist of U-matic tapes, VHS tapes,... CDs, DVDs, and Blu-rays and changed to digital submissions in 2020. There are also a handful of audiocassette tapes and one USB. The media components are stored onsite at the Archives.
Dates
- 2024
Creator
- Gonzalez Kompalic, Luis Gerardo (Author, Person)
Conditions Governing Use
The thesis is restricted due to FERPA, permission from the author is required before you can view the thesis.
Extent
111 pages
Language of Materials
From the record group: English
From the record group: Chinese
From the record group: Spanish; Castilian
Overview
"How important is the origin of a story? Patrón, a novel containing a novel, is the story of Alberto Saíd's construction of Samira Saéd, a fictional character inspired by Alberto's grandmother, Nayi. Alberto is a Venezuelan political journalist living under asylum in the United States who, after publishing the novel, receives a crushing review that sends him into a rage. The novel is constructed through a series of letters and novel chapters by the hand of Alberto. In the letters, he talks, rants, and meditates about his life to the ghost of his wife who died in the protests of 2014. Alberto's novel is a fictional telling of his Nayi's early marriage. It begins when Samira meets Stefanos under the spell of a song. Their love story develops as the novel weaves in and out of Alberto's letters. As Samira crashes against the boundaries of her fictional reality, Alberto rails against the frailties in his own, and she becomes the truth that Alberto didn't want to realize." -- Abstract
Physical Location
RG 010.01B Writing, Literature & Publishing
Physical Description
111 pages
Repository Details
Part of the Emerson College Archives and Special Collections Repository
Walker Building, Room 223
120 Boylston Street
Boston Massachusetts 02116 United States
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archives@emerson.edu