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Oxã-Geno / Oxygen

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Oxã-Geno / OxygenEl libro ms personal de la ltima revelacin literaria espaola. Una poderosa historia real sobre la vida, el amor, la muerte y la literatura. Oxgeno es la confirmacin de que Marta Jimnez Serrano pertenece a la misma patria literaria que Zadie Smith, Nora Ephron o Joan Didion. Un texto emocionante, preciso, literario y lleno de furia de clase, que convierte el parpadeo entre lavida y la muerte en un universo de posibilidades, en la vida misma negndose a

El libro más personal de la última revelación literaria española. Una poderosa historia real sobre la vida, el amor, la muerte y la literatura.

«Oxígeno es la confirmación de que Marta Jiménez Serrano pertenece a la misma patria literaria que Zadie Smith, Nora Ephron o Joan Didion. Un texto emocionante, preciso, literario y lleno de furia de clase, que convierte el parpadeo entre lavida y la muerte en un universo de posibilidades, en la vida misma negándose a claudicar». - Alana Portero

«He aquí una frase extraña: supe qué es estar muriéndose».

En noviembre de 2020, pocos meses antes de publicar su primera novela, la autora de este libro estuvo a punto de morir. Un sábado como cualquier otro, en su casa, sin saberlo, ella y su pareja se estaban muriendo. La caldera tenía una fuga y el monóxido de carbono les fue adormeciendo hasta que Marta se levantó a duras penas para ir al baño. Ahí, cayó desplomada y se golpeó la cabeza. Cinco años ha necesitado para narrar esta experiencia en una historia que conjuga la tensión narrativa, la ansiedad y la esperanza.

Oxígeno es «el libro que nunca hubiera querido escribir», el relato de los minutos en los que se les escapaba la vida, el de los meses que siguieron el accidente y el de los años que lo precedieron todo, cuando se enamoraron y empezaron a construir una vida sin pensar que podría terminar en cualquier momento. Combinando con maestría la sensibilidad, el sentido del humor y la lucidez, la autora mira de frente a la muerte para celebrar el asombro diario de seguir aquí.

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The most personal book by Spain's latest literary revelation. A powerful true story about life, love, death, and literature.

"Oxygen is the confirmation that Marta Jiménez Serrano belong to the same literary homeland that Zadie Smith, Nora Ephron, and Joan Didion. An exciting, precise, literary text full of class rage, which turns the blink between life and death into a universe of possibilities, into life itself refusing to give in." --Alana Portero

"Here's a strange sentence: I knew what it was like to be dying."

In November 2020, a few months before publishing her first novel, the author of this book was on the verge of death. On a Saturday like any other, at home, without knowing it, she and her partner were dying. The boiler was leaking, and carbon monoxide was numbing them until Marta struggled to get up to go to the bathroom. There, she collapsed and hit her head. It took her five years to recount this experience in a story that combines narrative tension, anxiety, and hope.

Oxygen is "the book I never wanted to write," the story of the minutes in which their lives were slipping away, the months following the accident, and the years that preceded it all, when they fell in love and began to build a life without thinking it could end at any moment. Masterfully combining sensitivity, humor, and lucidity, the author looks death in the face to celebrate the daily wonder of still being here.
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C. E. M.
Alexandria, US
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Poetry, Lyric, and the Mind of a Scholar
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The first essay on the lyric is necessary reading for any poet. The whole book is excellent reading, often on the Appalachian writers. Excellent resource for scholars and casual readers. Highly recommend. Somehow the essays are both intimate and deeply theoretical. Powerful display of Jesse Grave's scope of thinking.
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Cyrus Alderwood
Omaha, US
★★★★★ 4
What is poetry?
Format: Paperback
I have been an avid reader of nearly every genre of written creativity except for poetry. Other than the rhythmic beautiful descriptions in certain pieces, the heart and soul of poetry has always escaped me. This book moved me closer to discovering and understanding that beat. It has a heavy focus on the Appalachian region, and taught me the deep purpose of cadence and the beauty of the simplicity found in that. Some of the poems are dark, some not so much. I really enjoyed this book and it showed me on a more personal level why poetry should be read and appreciated. Graves work is a treasure.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2022
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So readable!
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I devoured this book in one day, and I’m very glad I didn’t read reviews first. Go in blind if you can—the jacket gives just enough and nothing more. At first, it feels like a story about control. Dannie—who has planned every detail of her life—has everything working exactly as intended. Until one night she falls asleep and spends an hour five years in the future. It doesn’t feel like a dream. It feels like inhabiting a premonition—something real, physical, and undeniable. When she wakes up, everything shifts. The story moves from careful planning to knowing—and not being able to change what’s coming. It’s not the story you think it will be. But it is a very good love story. What I appreciated most is how it explores what love actually asks of us, without dressing it up or making it easy. It’s a quick read, but it lingers. And somehow, I’m not even mad at the author for taking me on an unexpected journey.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2026
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Elizabeth
Cuba, US
★★★★★ 4
Perfect summer book!
Format: Kindle
Dannie has had her life planned out since she was a little girl. Get into the good school, find the right job, meet the guy, find the perfect job, get engaged, get married, buy the house, and maybe one day, have the kid. So far, everything is going according to her plan. She has made it to the "get engaged" moment and it is perfect. She has the man of her dreams and everything is on track to meet all of her goals. But the night of her engagement, something makes her swerve off course. She dreams a very vivid and real dream that it is 5 years in the future and she is in a different apartment and has a different ring on her finger, and there is a different man in her life. She wakes up suddenly and tries to forget. 4 and a half years go by and Dannie still hasn't set a wedding date...life keeps getting in the way. One night she and her fiance meet her best friend, Bella, for dinner on a double date only to find that her best friend's date is the man she dreamed about. All Dannie can think about why he is in her life and more importantly, how she can change the future. Along the way, Dannie has to learn many hard lessons, including accepting the unexpected. Told from Dannie's perspective, this fast paced and heart breaking novel, examines love and one's chosen family. The author uses "the dream" to frame the entire story and I loved the feel and rhythm of this book. It feels suspenseful knowing Dannie is on somewhat of a countdown. This isn't a romance book (believe me, not my thing) but it is a love story. It is a rather short novel, which made it a fast read, but I found myself wanting more. I would have liked to have seen a little more plot development before the story's major twist occurred. But overall, I really enjoyed and would recommend to anyone wanting a heartfelt, yet not sappy, summer read.
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Jacob Johnson
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★★★★★ 5
amazing!!
Format: Kindle
Full of twists and turns but an amazing story of love and friendship! A must read if you like a little mystery.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2026

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