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In 1835, the Cuban slave Juan Francisco Manzano wrote his autobiography, fulfilling a request made by the abolitionist Domingo del Monte. The original manuscript shows a psychologically split narrator who confronts himself and projects a terrifying mood that produces intense empathy to his readers. In opposition to horror, the terrifying modality is defined by its tendency for concealment whereby it creates incertitude and intrigue. This is visible in the multiple episodes of torture presented in Manzano’s text, in which the narrator focuses on the previous moments of the event, avoiding graphic descriptions. Throughout the analysis of the manuscript’s transcription of William Luis, I argue that this terrifying mood manages to convey the experience of slavery, an unfamiliar condition which most readers were and are unable to grasp. Through an imaginative process, readers can gain access to that experience and feel empathy for the slave at the threshold of horror Resumen En 1835, el esclavo cubano Juan Francisco Manzano escribio su autobiografia, cumpliendo con el encargo del abolicionista Domingo del Monte. El manuscrito original muestra un narrador psicologicamente escindido que lucha consigo mismo y proyecta una tonalidad terrorifica que produce una gran empatia a sus lectores. En oposicion al horror, la modalidad terrorifica se define por su tendencia a la ocultacion, al tiempo que crea incertidumbre e intriga. Esto es visible en los multiples episodios de tortura en el texto, en el cual el narrador se centra en los momentos previos al suceso, evitando descripciones graficas. A traves del analisis de la transcripcion del manuscrito de William Luis, arguyo que esta tonalidad logra expresar la experiencia de la esclavitud, una condicion desconocida para la gran mayoria de los lectores. Gracias a un proceso imaginativo, los lectores pueden tener acceso a la experiencia y sentir empatia por el esclavo en el umbral del horror.

En el umbral del horror: Técnicas y funciones del terror en Autobiografía de un esclavo de Juan Francisco Manzano