Menudas Cosas Cotidianas: Antología Luis Tejada / Little Everyday Things: Luis Tejada Anthology [Spanish]

By Luis Tejada

«Su obra goza del tinte de lo secreto, de lo cotidianamente inolvidable, de la amable tibieza que deja lo peque o . -Pablo Montoya

Figura central y a la vez esquiva de la literatura colombiana del siglo XX, Tejada fue un renovador precoz: escribi desde el periodismo, pens desde la poes a y muri demasiado pronto para ver su obra reunida. Esta antolog a, preparada por Pedro Carlos Lemus, rescata y ordena una escritura dispersa en textos breves, ensayos m nimos, relatos fronterizos--.

En Menudas cosas cotidianas, Luis Tejada fija la mirada en lo que suele pasar inadvertido: una corbata, un gato, una calle, una tarde cualquiera. Con una prosa gil, ir nica y profundamente sensible, lo cotidiano se abre como un territorio inesperado, cargado de asombro, humor y lucidez. M s de un siglo despu s, estas p ginas siguen record ndonos que lo peque o, cuando se mira de verdad, nunca es insignificante.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

"His work carries a touch of the secret, of the everyday yet unforgettable, of the gentle warmth that small things leave behind." -- Pablo Montoya

A central yet elusive figure in 20th-century Colombian literature, Tejada was an early innovator: he wrote from journalism, thought from poetry, and died too soon to see his work brought together. This anthology, prepared by Pedro Carlos Lemus, recovers and organizes a body of writing scattered across brief texts, miniature essays, and boundary-crossing narratives.

In Little Everyday Things, Luis Tejada turns his gaze to what often goes unnoticed: a tie, a cat, a street, an ordinary afternoon. With agile, ironic, and deeply sensitive prose, the everyday opens up as an unexpected territory, filled with wonder, humor, and insight. More than a century later, these pages still remind us that small things, when truly observed, are never insignificant.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN: 9585573636
• ISBN13: 9789585573635
• Release Date: August 2026
• Publisher: Penguin Clasicos
• Length: 328 Pages