The Book of Names

Main Ideas

• Exploration of identity and self-discovery through the story of the protagonist, who works in an archive and begins searching for a woman whose name he accidentally found.
• Critique of the bureaucratic system and its impact on human life, illustrated through the absurdity and monotony of working in an archive.
• Theme of loneliness and isolation in modern society, where the protagonist feels lost and disconnected from the world around him.
• The search for life's meaning and the pursuit of personal freedom, expressed through the protagonist's internal struggles and metaphorical journeys.
• Questions of memory and oblivion, both personal and collective, through the symbolism of the archive as a repository of human destinies.