Horacio Kustos: the meaning of the traveler and his journeys in the work of Alberto Chimal

Abstract

Horacio Kustos is a traveler faithful to the tradition of literature in unexplored territories, adventurer of the unusual and explorer of places without limits. Although Alberto Chimal seeks to distance himself from the term "fantastic", he is an author whose literary fidelity and commitment are reflected in his quest to lead literature to explore the possibilities of the imaginary. In this article, I return to the writer's discussion about what he calls "literature of imagination" and focus on one of his most emblematic characters Horacio Kustos, an unprecedented figure in Mexican literature, who has characteristics that recall mythical travelers and reveal the possibilities of creative imagination, independently of categorizations or terminologies.