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"Chronicle of Oblivion" is a historical novel that intertwines the forgotten fate of Passion Island (Clipperton), a remote atoll in the Mexican Pacific, with themes of institutional neglect, extreme survival, and personal redemption. Inspired by real events from the Porfiriato and the Mexican Revolution, the work narrates the tragedy of an abandoned garrison, where hunger, madness, and tyranny emerge in a landscape of coral and salt. Through archived records, testimonies, and diplomatic echoes, the author explores oblivion as a symbol of Mexico's historical amnesia, fusing geological elements, human passions, and contemporary reflections into an ambitious and sincere narrative.
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Title Chronicle of Oblivion
"Chronicle of Oblivion" is a historical novel that intertwines the forgotten fate of Passion Island (Clipperton), a remote atoll in the Mexican Pacific, with themes of institutional neglect, extreme survival, and personal redemption. Inspired by real events from the Porfiriato and the Mexican Revolution, the work narrates the tragedy of an abandoned garrison, where hunger, madness, and tyranny emerge in a landscape of coral and salt. Through archived records, testimonies, and diplomatic echoes, the author explores oblivion as a symbol of Mexico's historical amnesia, fusing geological elements, human passions, and contemporary reflections into an ambitious and sincere narrative.
Work type Narrative, Essay
Tags choral novel, porfiriato, laura restrepo, ramón arnaud, institutional amnesia, collective memory, novel, alicia rovira, latin american narrative. historical novel, rescue of the uss yorktown, forgotten mexico, women in history, mexican revolution, living archive, forgotten atoll, tyranny on the island, magical realism, mexican historical fiction, scurvy and isolation, clipperton island
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Author 100.00 %. Holder Alberto Oriza. Date Nov 2, 2025.
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