Rafael-José Díaz Compiles a Decade of Narrative Work in 'Ojos que ven abismos'
Rafael-José Díaz has released Ojos que ven abismos, a 500-page anthology compiling his lyrical short narrative works written between 2010 and 2019.
The release of Ojos que ven abismos, published by Mercurio, is a landmark moment for Rafael-José Díaz. This new volume brings together all of his short narrative work written between 2010 and 2019. The collection features 97 pieces that move away from traditional storytelling, favoring the lyrical prose style for which the Tenerife-born author is known.
Spanning 500 pages, the book serves as both an anthology and a map of a decade defined by the author’s travels—a period that began in Madrid and ended with his return to the Canary Islands in 2015. It includes two previously hard-to-find works, El letargo and De un modo enigmático, alongside a new, unpublished section titled Cuando llegaron los cadáveres, which rounds out this specific chapter of his career.
The collection highlights the consistency of a writer who has built his career by exploring boundaries. Díaz, who is also a prolific poet, essayist, and memoirist—with recent works like Las pertenencias (2025) and La montaña de barro (2023)—approaches writing as a way to break free from linear storytelling. He describes his narrative style as a tool for dissecting everyday life to reveal unexpected perspectives, intentionally avoiding the conventions of standard fiction.
By gathering these scattered texts and adding new material, this volume offers readers a clear view of an author who has been deeply committed to his craft since his 2012 poetry anthology, La crepitación. More than just a book, it is a vital record of Díaz’s literary architecture. It showcases a creator who refuses to be confined to a single genre, instead using prose as a space to experiment, fragment continuity, and constantly search for new ways of seeing the world.