Slow Swimmers

About the book:

True to the style of a personal diary, Slow Swimmers is indiscreet: it captures the trivial, the disposable material, the water that writing drags in its slow stroke. It is also the manifesto of an anti-writer who -overwhelmed by the “suburbs” surrounding literature, and the noise of social media and printing presses- doubts each phrase and constructs its heart rate in that perplexity: the captivating force whereby Santiago Loza resets his own practice. In this toolbox of goldsmith secrets, the author narrates the fragile and all-encompassing way in which he connects with literature: a wonder shared with all, yet always untranslatable for himself. This book’s swimmer has no intention to teach anyone the art of swimming, but only to gather the wake left on the water in these pages.

Excerpt:

Slow Swimmers records, with microscopic zeal, the daily life of someone who writes. In the style of a personal diary, it is indiscreet: it captures the trivial, the disposable material, the water that writing drags in its slow stroke. It is also the manifesto of an anti-writer who -overwhelmed by the “suburbs” surrounding literature, and the noise of social media and printing presses- doubts each phrase and constructs its heart rate in that perplexity: the captivating force whereby Santiago Loza resets his own practice. In this toolbox of goldsmith secrets, the author narrates the fragile and all-encompassing way in which he connects with literature: a wonder shared with all, yet always untranslatable for himself. This book’s swimmer has no intention to teach anyone the art of swimming, but only to gather the wake left on the water in these pages.

Translated by Rafael Abuchedid / Edited by Cecilia Della Croce