The Reporting of Juan José Millás

Abstract

Is fiction an indispensable condition for a story to be considered literature? For researchers like Gérard Genette not necessarily. There are other aspects, such as its aesthetics, that give a literary character to a text. This perspective helps to understand why in disciplines such as journalism many writers have been encouraged to create pieces that combine informative elements with resources of fiction writing. One of those authors is Juan José Millás, a Spanish writer who considers the journalistic text a literary device. Since the beginning of his career, Millás has combined his literary work with an extensive career in the media, in which he has considered different styles and genres. However, most of the research dedicated to his journalistic narrative focuses exclusively on his opinion texts. His reports have not received the same attention. This doctoral thesis arises from this gap in the studies of his career, which includes the fundamental features of these pieces and shows the author's contributions to the Spanish journalistic scene.