A book with an abundant unpublished material rescues the unknown author; a member of the Generación del 14 and a son of Concha Espina, with whom he maintained a complicated relationship.

Two famous writers somehow obstructed the launching of the literary career of Ramón de la Serna y Espina (1894-1969), one of the most cultured, cosmopolitan, and unknown voices of the Spanish XX Century.

He was born and died in Chile; brought up in London, Paris and Berlin of the 20s, in which Bohemian circles he established friendship with painters Vasili Kandinsky and Paul Klee.  He spoke seven languages, translated to Spanish “Tipos psicológicos” (Psychological Types) by Carl Jung.  He wrote articles, was a critic, and published two novels.  He was unable to bring his plays to the stage, and, from adolescence, dealt with a complicated admiration-rejection relationship with his mother, Concha Espina

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