Al-Usami, authored by Hernán Ríbera Téllez

The novel "Al-Usami" belongs to a collection of works by Ernán Ribeiro Leteiler dedicated entirely to exploring the world of salt rock settlements in the Atacama Desert in Chile, but there is something different that distinguishes it from the others: it is a mixture of autobiography and fictional novel. The author, who was born on July 11, 1950, stated in a statement to the Chilean radio station "Duna 89.7 FM" that he aims for "the reader after reading the novel to think that the real is fictional, and the fictional is real," especially since it is well known in local circles that Leteiler was born in the "Algorta" settlement before later moving to live in the "Maria Elena" and "Pedro de Valdivia" settlements where he completed his studies. Translator Number of pages: 152