Philosophy and Fiction in Modern Spain

Dr. Mack talks about the end of Mañana en la batalla piensa en mí and gives final thoughts on the course.

Dr. Mack talks about Javier Marías’s novel Tomorrow in the Battle Think of Me — including talk of Unamuno, continuity of life, and how to treat the dead.

Dr. Mack talks about identity and names and faces and how Víctor starts to find harmony with Luisa.

Dr. Mack talks more about Mañana en la batalla piensa en mí, including Víctor’s doubts about telling the truth and his inability to recognize his ex-wife.

Dr. Mack talks briefly about the role of the film Chimes at Midnight in Javier Marías’s novel Mañana en la batalla piensa en mí.

Dr. Mack talks about the second part of Mañana en la batalla piensa en mí in which Víctor meets the king.

Dr. Mack talks about the first 100 pages or so of Javier Marías’s novel Mañana en la batalla piensa en mí about a man whose lover dies while they are in bed!

Dr. Mack talks about the second half of JA Bayona’s film The Impossible.

Dr. Mack talks about the first half of the 2012 film The Impossible — directed by Spaniard JA Bayona and starring Ewan McGregor, Naomi Watts and Tom Holland.

Dr. Mack talks about the end of El capitán Alatriste and give his final thoughts on the novel.