Muerte sin fin

‍Muerte sin fin is a renowned poem written by José Gorostiza in 1939, considered a masterpiece of contemporary Mexican poetry. Divided into five sections, the poem explores themes of mortality, human existence, and the nature of death through intricate language and vivid imagery, reflecting modernist and surrealist influences.

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Enjoy the poem in this unprecedented edition combining the possibilities of the digital world with the aesthetics of Mexican art of the 1940s. This app features audio readings synchronized to the text, annotations, a dictionary, video commentary, studies, translations into English, French, German, and Basque, and other related poems, as well as a contextual timeline and gallery of photographs and unseen footage from the author's family archive.

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“After seeing the application Muerte sin fin, I think the iPad could almost be the best way to read poetry. For the first time, an electronic device gives me a superior experience than a print medium when reading the text.”

⎯ Nicolás Alvarado, Televisa

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Muerte sin fin is part of an app series launched in 2011 by Mexico's Ministry of Culture featuring the life and work of celebrated Mexican poets, including Octavio Paz, José Gorostiza, Amado Nervo, Jorge Cuesta, and Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz ⎯ whose goal is to imagine new ways to bring literature closer to new generations through digital technologies.

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