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''The Tunnel'' is a 1948 existentialist novella by the Argentinian scientist-turned-writer Ernesto Sábato, first of a trilogy consisting of ''The Tunnel'', ''Literature/OnHeroesAndTombs'' and ''Abbadon the Destructor''.
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''The Tunnel'' (Spanish: ''El túnel'') is a 1948 existentialist novella by the Argentinian scientist-turned-writer Ernesto Sábato, first of a trilogy consisting of ''The Tunnel'', ''Literature/OnHeroesAndTombs'' and ''Abbadon the Destructor''.
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* HairTriggerTemper: Castel writes and mails Maria a letter he immediately regrets sending. He goes to the post office and tries to recover the letter, but he did not put his return address. He suggests to the clerk that they open the letter to prove he wrote it. When she rejects the idea, he blows up at her. He even contemplates sticking around until the end of her shift to insult her some more.
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* HairTriggerTemper: Castel writes and mails Maria a letter he immediately regrets sending. He goes to the post office and tries to recover the letter, but he did not put his return address.address on the envelope. He suggests to the clerk that they open the letter to prove he wrote it. When she rejects the idea, he blows up at her. He even contemplates sticking around until the end of her shift to insult her some more.
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* ShoutOut: Castel is partially based on the Spanish painter Oscar Dominguez, who appears in other works by the author. His insanity attacks and physical appearance (which isn't described until his cameo on another book of Sabato) is pretty much Dominguez.
* TooDumbToLive: Throughout their relationship, Castel gives off flashing red flags like announcing that if she ever betrays him, he will kill her "like a dog" at the same time he is inflicting pain on her.
* TooDumbToLive: Throughout their relationship, Castel gives off flashing red flags like announcing that if she ever betrays him, he will kill her "like a dog" at the same time he is inflicting pain on her.
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* ShoutOut: Castel is partially based on the Spanish painter Oscar Dominguez, who appears in other works by the author. His insanity attacks and physical appearance (which isn't described until his cameo on another book of Sabato) Sábato) is pretty much Dominguez.
* TooDumbToLive: Throughout their relationship, Castel gives off flashing red flags like announcing to Maria that if she ever betrays him, he will kill her "like a dog" at the same time he is inflicting pain on her.
* TooDumbToLive: Throughout their relationship, Castel gives off flashing red flags like announcing to Maria that if she ever betrays him, he will kill her "like a dog" at the same time he is inflicting pain on her.
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* DownerEnding: From the first page, the reader is told that Castel killed Maria. It gets worse. [[spoiler:Her husband is DrivenToSuicide]].
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* DownerEnding: From the first page, the reader is told that Castel killed Maria. It gets worse.
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* RiddleForTheAges: What [[spoiler:Maria's husband, Allende]] means when he calls Castel a fool after the latter reveals he murdered Maria.
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* TooDumbToLive: Throughout their relationship, Castel gives off flashing red flags like announcing that if she ever betrays him, he will kill her "like a dog" at the same time he is inflicting pain on her.
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* GenreBlindness: Even if you didn't know the ending because Juan Pablo told you every single freaking thing he does screams of "Woman Murdered by Stalker" headlines. Maria probably knew in the bottom but still...
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* GenreBlindness: Even if you didn't know the ending because Juan Pablo told you you, every single freaking thing he does screams of "Woman Murdered by Stalker" headlines. Maria probably knew in deep down but still...
* HairTriggerTemper: Castel writes and mails Maria a letter he immediately regrets sending. He goes to thebottom post office and tries to recover the letter, but still...he did not put his return address. He suggests to the clerk that they open the letter to prove he wrote it. When she rejects the idea, he blows up at her. He even contemplates sticking around until the end of her shift to insult her some more.
* HairTriggerTemper: Castel writes and mails Maria a letter he immediately regrets sending. He goes to the
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* StalkerWithACrush: Juan Pablo is absolutely insane, instantly fell for Maria in a matter of seconds and then proceed to live forever obsessed with her, eventually killing her out of jealousy.
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* StalkerWithACrush: Juan Pablo is absolutely insane, insane; he instantly fell for Maria in a matter of seconds and then proceed to live forever obsessed with her, eventually killing her out of jealousy.
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* DownerEnding: Is to be expected.
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* HikikoMori: Castel hardly leaves his place before meeting Maria. This is never shown to be weird, possibly as a reference to society's willingness to forgive weird behaviour in famous artists.
* InsaneTrollLogic: Castel shows instances of this, particularly when he compares Maria with a hooker.
* IronicEcho: Everywhere, which only makes it worse.
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* RichBitch: Mimi.
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* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: It is hard to hate Castel when you realize how majestically insane he is.
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* UpToEleven: And you thought Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion was depressing...
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''The Tunnel'' is a 1948 existentialist novella by the Argentinian scientist-turned-writer Ernesto Sábato, first of a trilogy consisting of ''The Tunnel'', ''Literature/OnHeroesAndTombs'' and ''Abbadon the Destructor''.
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The Tunnel is a 1948 existentialist novella by the Argentinian scientist-turned-writer Ernesto Sábato, first of a trilogy consisting of ''The Tunnel'', ''OnHeroesAndTombs'' ''Literature/OnHeroesAndTombs'' and ''Abbadon the Destructor''.
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The Tunnel is a 1948 existentialist novella by the Argentinian scientist-turned-writer Ernesto Sábato, first of a trilogy consisting of ''TheTunnel'', ''The Tunnel'', ''OnHeroesAndTombs'' and ''Abbadon the Destructor''.
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The Tunnel is a 1948 existentialist novella by the Argentinian scientist-turned-writer Ernesto Sábato, first of a trilogy consisting of ''TheTunnel'', ''OnHeroesAndTombs'' and ''Abbadon the Destructor''.
Juan Pablo Castel was once a famous painter, but now he is in jail after murdering the only woman that ever understood him, Maria Iribarne. He will tell you the story, and tell it in the most fair way possible without any justifications of any kind as a sign of hatred for all the critics in the world and because of... well, he just feels like telling it.
Narrated by Castel's ultra insane and rarely to-the-point voice, this little book tells the story of a suffering soul desperately trying to quench his loneliness, only to fail and realize the reality of his perpetual doom.
[[TrueArtIsAngsty Not apt for depressive people]].
!!Tropes this work include:
* DownerEnding: Is to be expected.
* DreamSequence
* ForegoneConclusion: Castel admits killing Maria in the first chapter, the book is about the situations that led to this. Surprisingly, the end is equally traumatic even if (or perhaps because) you know.
* GenreBlindness: Even if you didn't know the ending because Juan Pablo told you every single freaking thing he does screams of "Woman Murdered by Stalker" headlines. Maria probably knew in the bottom but still...
* HikikoMori: Castel hardly leaves his place before meeting Maria. This is never shown to be weird, possibly as a reference to society's willingness to forgive weird behaviour in famous artists.
* InsaneTrollLogic: Castel shows instances of this, particularly when he compares Maria with a hooker.
* IronicEcho: Everywhere, which only makes it worse.
* [[MeaningfulTitles Meaningful Title]]: The Tunnel represents Juan Pablo's eternally lonely existence, which is like a dark tunnel where only he stands. He sometimes sees through windows in the tunnel, and even once sees a fellow traveler in her own tunnel, but the walls will never fall.
* OhAndXDies
* RichBitch: Mimi.
* StalkingIsLove: Maria falls for the StalkerWithACrush. Which leads us to...
* StalkerWithACrush: Juan Pablo is absolutely insane, instantly fell for Maria in a matter of seconds and then proceed to live forever obsessed with her, eventually killing her out of jealousy.
* ShoutOut: Castel is partially based on the Spanish painter Oscar Dominguez, who appears in other works by the author. His insanity attacks and physical appearance (which isn't described until his cameo on another book of Sabato) is pretty much Dominguez.
* UnreliableNarrator
* UpToEleven: And you thought NeonGenesisEvangelion was depressing...
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: It is hard to hate Castel when you realize how majestically insane he is.
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[[RuleOfThree Did we mention yet that]] TrueArtIsAngsty?
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Juan Pablo Castel was once a famous painter, but now he is in jail after murdering the only woman that ever understood him, Maria Iribarne. He will tell you the story, and tell it in the most fair way possible without any justifications of any kind as a sign of hatred for all the critics in the world and because of... well, he just feels like telling it.
Narrated by Castel's ultra insane and rarely to-the-point voice, this little book tells the story of a suffering soul desperately trying to quench his loneliness, only to fail and realize the reality of his perpetual doom.
[[TrueArtIsAngsty Not apt for depressive people]].
!!Tropes this work include:
* DownerEnding: Is to be expected.
* DreamSequence
* ForegoneConclusion: Castel admits killing Maria in the first chapter, the book is about the situations that led to this. Surprisingly, the end is equally traumatic even if (or perhaps because) you know.
* GenreBlindness: Even if you didn't know the ending because Juan Pablo told you every single freaking thing he does screams of "Woman Murdered by Stalker" headlines. Maria probably knew in the bottom but still...
* HikikoMori: Castel hardly leaves his place before meeting Maria. This is never shown to be weird, possibly as a reference to society's willingness to forgive weird behaviour in famous artists.
* InsaneTrollLogic: Castel shows instances of this, particularly when he compares Maria with a hooker.
* IronicEcho: Everywhere, which only makes it worse.
* [[MeaningfulTitles Meaningful Title]]: The Tunnel represents Juan Pablo's eternally lonely existence, which is like a dark tunnel where only he stands. He sometimes sees through windows in the tunnel, and even once sees a fellow traveler in her own tunnel, but the walls will never fall.
* OhAndXDies
* RichBitch: Mimi.
* StalkingIsLove: Maria falls for the StalkerWithACrush. Which leads us to...
* StalkerWithACrush: Juan Pablo is absolutely insane, instantly fell for Maria in a matter of seconds and then proceed to live forever obsessed with her, eventually killing her out of jealousy.
* ShoutOut: Castel is partially based on the Spanish painter Oscar Dominguez, who appears in other works by the author. His insanity attacks and physical appearance (which isn't described until his cameo on another book of Sabato) is pretty much Dominguez.
* UnreliableNarrator
* UpToEleven: And you thought NeonGenesisEvangelion was depressing...
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: It is hard to hate Castel when you realize how majestically insane he is.
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[[RuleOfThree Did we mention yet that]] TrueArtIsAngsty?
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