How (not) I wrote our story (sum of letters, 2023) is the latest editorial novelty by Elisabet Benavent. This book follows the trail of romantic comedy, like the rest of his brothers. Although it is true that this, in addition, brings back a writer as the protagonist in addition to giving some winks to the history of Valeria and Benavent herself.
Elsa Benavides is a famous writer who is going through her lowest creative moment. The conflict that she has with her most beloved character is great, but the arrival of Dario in her life will turn her own story upside down. The latest novel by Elísabet Benavent is a fight between alter egos Available in all bookstores from April.
How (not) I wrote our history: a struggle of alter egos
life and paper
Elsa Benavides is a writer who has tasted literary success. She has succeeded, but she feels that she has done so through her character, Valentina, and that his name is diluted between the pages of his books. It is for this reason that he is determined to kill Valentina by electrocuting her in her bathtub. However, this episode will not help her to get out of her creative block and, advised by her closest circle, she decides to take a break. But when she least expected it, she meets Dario, a musician recently arrived from Paris who is her new neighbor. So Elsa will begin to rethink her existence as a person and writer and thinks that the moment to shine as the only protagonist of her story, It has finally arrived.
Reality and fiction intertwine in this sweet story for Elsa and Elisabet. In other words, How (not) I wrote our story is the struggle between author and character, who move on the fine line of life and paper. What will be easier and less traumatic? Write a character or be you the protagonist of your story? With these questions we can also delve into this new novel.
Fun novel with reflection and winks
With an identity struggle as background, Elisabet Benavent makes a personal reflection on her success and the importance of her voice as an author, validating his role over any character he has created. In addition, this is a book with a novel within another novel whose main interest lies in the individual and the discernment of who we really are. The usual romanticism of Benavent's novels cannot be missing, but the journey is one of self-discovery, and independent of possible love relationships. It is perhaps a more reflective story, although just as fun as the previous ones.
In the novel, the feelings born from that introspection of Elsa's character abound. It is written with Elisabet's characteristic narrative skill, which is able to create witty events and juicy plots and, of course, knows how to keep the reader interested for its history.
Nor does it hurt to talk about the winks he makes to his life. And it is that Elsa Benavides sounds a lot like Elísabet Benavent and Valentina, she oozes the character of Valeria. There is a lot of information in the novel that is shared by Elsa and Elisabet and it will be the most loyal readers who can deduce the game of reality and fiction.. Surely they are signs made from her affection with the sole intention of reminding her readers and herself of the difficulty of reaching the pinnacle of success and staying in one piece, in addition to continuing to enjoy writing.
Conclusions
The similarities between character and author in How (not) I did not write our story they remind Benavent and the clumsy and crazy Valeria. It is for this reason a different novel that does not leave the person who reads it impassive. A recommended text both for Elisabet Benavent fans and for those who are beginning to discover her now. In any case, it is difficult not to know the writer at this point after the enormous diffusion of the series Valeria. That is why this novel is so pertinent. A book that is a fun narrative game that hallucinates the literary world between fiction and reality.
About the author
Elisabet Benavent is the most acclaimed Spanish romantic comedy writer on the current scene. His books have been translated to several countries and sales have reached 4.000.000 copies. His novels have been adapted for the small screen in format streaming and Netflix who drinks the productions. It is Elisabet Benavent herself who participates in the audiovisual development. And it is that she studied Audiovisual Communication in Valencia and later completed her training with a master's degree in Communication and Art in Madrid. She worked several years in a multinational before dedicating herself completely to writing.
Her followers know her as Beta Coqueta thanks to her activity on social networks that allows her to share with her readers. It has achieved publishing success thanks to sagas such as In Valeria's shoes, My choice, biology Songs and Memories, as well as independent novels, such as A perfect tale, The art of cheating karma o All those things I'll tell you tomorrow.