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Mist, published in Spanish as Niebla, is a 1914 novel by Miguel de Unamuno. Its protagonist, Augusto Pérez, becomes aware of the novel's author and confronts Unamuno about his existence, turning the relationship between fictional character and writer into part of the plot. Unamuno called the work a nivola, a term associated with its unconventional form, and uses metafiction to examine identity, free will, authorship, and the boundary between fiction and reality.
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What is Miguel de Unamuno’s Mist about?
Mist, originally titled Niebla, follows Augusto Pérez, a wealthy and aimless man whose life becomes entangled with his love for Eugenia. The 1914 novel mixes romantic frustration with philosophical questions about identity and reality. [Project Gutenberg](https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/49836)
Why does Augusto Pérez visit Miguel de Unamuno?
Augusto visits Unamuno after becoming troubled by questions about existence and his own fate. During the encounter, Unamuno tells him that he is a fictional character created by the author. [Project Gutenberg](https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/49836)
What does the term nivola mean in relation to Mist?
Unamuno used nivola as an invented alternative to novela, signaling that the book would not follow the conventions of a conventional realist novel. The term fits Mist because its characters, narrator, and author openly challenge the boundary between fiction and reality. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mist_%28novel%29)
When was Mist written and published?
Unamuno wrote the work in 1907, but Niebla was first published in 1914. The book is known in English as Mist and is widely discussed as an early example of philosophical metafiction. [Project Gutenberg](https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/49836)
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