Through multiple tracks, and based on an astonishingly extensive body of work, the author tries to capture the "runaway time" of this era, faster than ever in our history. He addresses the cultural and verbal landscape of recent years to offer us a critical description of the tendencies operating in Chile and other countries. Its pages leave the impression that in many writers of today, the absorbing interest in the moment hinders or prevents a broader look. The critic’s penetrating analysis, always innovative, often audacious, will undoubtedly stimulate the imagination and the intellect of readers.