{"product_id":"the-invention-of-morel-paperback","title":"The Invention of Morel - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAdolfo Bioy Casares\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSuzanne Jill Levine\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eRuth L. C. Simms\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJorge Luis Borges declared \u003ci\u003eThe Invention of Morel\u003c\/i\u003e a masterpiece of plotting, comparable to \u003ci\u003eThe Turn of the Screw\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJourney to the Center of the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by Bioy Casares's fascination with the movie star Louise Brooks, \u003ci\u003eThe Invention of Morel\u003c\/i\u003e has gone on to live a secret life of its own. Greatly admired by Julio Cort zar, Gabriel Garc a M rquez, and Octavio Paz, the novella helped to usher in Latin American fiction's now famous postwar boom. As the model for Alain Resnais and Alain Robbe-Grillet's Last Year in Marienbad, it also changed the history of film.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdolfo Bioy Casares\u003c\/b\u003e (1914-1999) was born in Buenos Aires, the child of wealthy parents. He began to write in the early thirties, and his stories appeared in the influential magazine \u003ci\u003eSur\u003c\/i\u003e, through which he met his wife, the painter and writer Silvina Ocampo, as well Jorge Luis Borges, who was to become his mentor, friend, and collaborator. In 1940, after writing several novice works, Bioy published the novella \u003ci\u003eThe Invention of Morel\u003c\/i\u003e, the first of his books to satisfy him, and the first in which he hit his characteristic note of uncanny and unexpectedly harrowing humor. Later publications include stories and novels, among them \u003ci\u003eA Plan for Escape\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Dream of Heroes\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAsleep in the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e. Bioy also collaborated with Borges on an \u003ci\u003eA\u003ci\u003enthology of Fantastic Literature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e and a series of satirical sketches written under the pseudonym of H. Bustos Domecq. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSuzanne Jill Levine\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of numerous studies in Latin American literature and the translator of works by Adolfo Bioy Casares, Jorge Luis Borges, Guillermo Cabrera Infante, and Manuel Puig, among other distinguished writers. Levine's most recent book is \u003ci\u003eManuel Puig and the Spider Woman: His Life and Fictions\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a professor in the Spanish Department at the University of California, Santa Barbara. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRuth L. C. Simms translated books by Adolfo Bioy Casares and Jorge Luis Borges. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJorge Luis Borges\u003c\/b\u003e (1899--1986), a giant in Latin American letters, wrote numerous books of poetry, fiction, and essays, and was a prodigious translator of authors such as Kipling, Woolf, Faulkner, and Poe. He was a regular contributor to Victoria Ocampo's journal \u003ci\u003eSur\u003c\/i\u003e, and a frequent dinner guest of Silvina Ocampo and Bioy Casares. Over one of their legendary conversations, the three friends came upon the idea of editing the \u003ci\u003eAntología de la Literatura Fantástica\u003c\/i\u003e, which was published in 1940.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44311401431142,"sku":"9781590170571","price":23.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/WTljTFkvdlZMWDIrVWNXK2dKeWpZZz09.webp?v=1767862331","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-invention-of-morel-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}