Set an a mysterious island, Casares's novel weaves a complex web of plotting and narrative, building a story
Set on a mysterious island, Bioy's novella is a story of suspense and exploration, as well as a wonderfully unlikely romance, in which every detail is at once crystal clear and deeply mysterious.
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Set an a mysterious island, Casares's novel weaves a complex web of plotting and narrative, building a story
Set on a mysterious island, Bioy's novella is a story of suspense and exploration, as well as a wonderfully unlikely romance, in which every detail is at once crystal clear and deeply mysterious.
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Set an a mysterious island, Casares's novel weaves a complex web of plotting and narrative, building a storyJorge Luis Borges declared The Invention of Morel a masterpiece of plotting, comparable to The Turn of the Screw and Journey to .the Centre of the Earth. Set on a mysterious island, Bioy s novella is a story of suspense and exploration, as well as a wonderfully unlikely romance, in which every detail is at once crystal clear and deeply mysterious. Suzanne Jill Levine s revision of Ruth Simm s translation offers a fresh experience of an uncanny work of genius.Inspired by Bioy Casares s fascination with the movie star Louise Brooks, The Invention of Morel has gone on to live a secret life of its own. Greatly admired by Julio Cortazar, Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Octavio Paz, the novella helped to usher in Latin American fiction s now famous postwar boom. As the model for Alain Renais and Alain Robbe-Grillet s Last Year in Marienbad, it also changed the history of film.
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“"The masterpiece among Bioy Casares' short, intense novels is The Invention of Morel, a book that won raves from Borges (who placed it alongside Franz Kafka's The Trial), was called "perfect" by Octavio Paz, and inspired one of French cinema's most infamous moviesf, Last Year at Marienbad (1961). Though it was published in 1940, the book's continuing relevance was recently proven when it was featured on Lost a cameo many viewers perceive as a key to that TV show's plot. But that doesn't mean this is a tough tract unfit for quality beach time... Just know that Morel is a poetic evocation of the experience of love, an inquiry into how we know one another, and a still-relevant examination of how technology has changed our relationship with reality. It's also a great read one you'll be pressing into the hands of your fellow beach-goers." --Boldtype”
A labyrinthine masterpiece about reality and its representation. Frieze
About the Author
Adolfo Bioy Casares (1914-1999) won the prestigious Cervantes Prize for Spanish literature in 1990. The Master-piece of his late years, Asleep in the Sun is forthcoming from NYRB Classics.Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986) co-authored several works with Adolfo Bioy Casares, including Chronicles of Bustos Domecq, Six Problems for Don Isidro Parodi, and Extraordinary Tales.
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