The Mountain and the Fall. Existentialism in Virgilio Piñera’s Literature

Abstract

This article analyzes the short story “The Fall” by Virgilio Piñera from the point of view of existentialist literature. Philosophy and literature share some common characteristics within the literary text, and existentialism is a current philosophical that emphasizes the relationship between these disciplines. This paper aims to analyze the elements of philosophical existentialism that are present in the Cuban writer's short story. To do so, I will try to demonstrate that Virgilio Piñera's literature has an existentialist basis insofar
as it addresses themes and ideas such as the importance of the individual, the absurd, freedom, death, etc. I will base this purpose on the main principles of French existentialism and German existentialism.