"The stories in this collection break down the preconceptions, the familiar theories, the predestination that binds the characters to a certain place or a certain era. These are Adolfo Bioy's themes, always the same, always told differently.
Reading these stories, despite the presence of the fantastic, despite the frequent irony and subtle humor, always leads to a deep insight into the souls of the characters - contradictory and predictable, in which spirit and matter are in eternal combat.
And we have to agree with the 1990 Mexican Nobel laureate for literature, Octavio Paz, who summarizes that Adolfo Bioy Casares takes us to metaphysical excitement and to penetration into the transcendental. Yes, metaphysics, but not pedantic and boring, but clothed in plots that captivate readers, as in the best crime or adventure stories.”
From the foreword by Liliana Tabakova
Winner of the Gran Premio de Honor da Sociedad Argentina de Escritores (1975), the Cervantes Award (1990) and the Légion d’Honneur da França (1981), Adolfo Bioy Casares (Buenos Aires, 1914-1999) is one of the main writes of the XX century. Also a journalist and translator, he was a friend and collaborator with his fellow countryman Jorge Luis Borges, with whom he wrote six books and created the character H. Bustos Domecq. He is best known for his novella "La Invención de Morel".
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