Abstract
The aim of this article is to grasp the shifting and protean nature of silences in Miguel de Unamuno’s novels, whether they are attributed to the author, his characters or the plot. Through a study of novels such as Niebla (1914), Cómo se hace una novela (1927), and San Manuel Bueno, Mártir (1933), we will show how these absences can be read and experienced as the expression of a limit and an ineffable, as well as an intention that is expressed in refusal, arouses frustration, and intends to resonate, beyond the text, in the consciousness and flesh of its readers.