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Adolfo Bioy Casares

    September 15, 1914 – March 8, 1999

    Adolfo Bioy Casares stands as a significant voice in 20th-century literature, also known for his work as a journalist and translator. His writing delves into the complex interplay between reality and fantasy, often blurring the lines between dreams and the tangible world. Bioy Casares expertly crafts atmosphere and explores the depths of character psychology, creating truly memorable literary journeys. His distinctive style and philosophical insights mark him as a pivotal figure in Latin American letters.

    Adolfo Bioy Casares
    Schlaf in der Sonne
    Historias fantásticas
    Der Traum der Helden. Roman
    The Invention Of Morel
    The Adventures of a Photographer in La Plata
    Borges
    • Borges

      • 704 pages
      • 25 hours of reading

      The book offers a unique glimpse into the friendship between Adolfo Bioy Casares and Jorge Luis Borges, highlighting their literary discussions that span various genres, from police procedurals to gothic novels. It showcases their playful critiques of canonical authors like Shakespeare and Joyce, while celebrating a vibrant and joyful approach to life in literature. Through their exchanges, readers gain insight into the passions and philosophies that shaped two of Latin America's literary giants.

      Borges
    • Jorge Luis Borges declared The Invention of Morel a masterpiece of plotting, comparable to The Turn of the Screw and Journey to the Center 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. 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 Cortázar, Gabriel García Márquez, 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.

      The Invention Of Morel
    • Historias fantásticas

      • 307 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      Estas catorce HISTORIAS FANTÁSTICAS muestran el talento literario de Adolfo Bioy Casares para imaginar esa realidad invisible que acecha en los intersticios de la vida cotidiana. Si en «La invención de Morel» y en «El sueño de los héroes» es el entrecruzamiento de tiempos y espacios la posibilidad que se explora, en estos r elatos se dan además otras situaciones, como una variante teratológica de los cuentos de hadas, una maligna proyección del pensamiento para provocar un delirio de celos, las nostalgias de un amante desengañado al que persigue el recuerdo en forma de una materialización animal, el encuentro con la mujer amada en una situación fugaz e irrepetible, o la llegada a un tiempo hostil mediante una simple traslación en el espacio.

      Historias fantásticas
    • In ihrem einzigartigen Kriminalroman untersuchen Adolfo Bioy Casares und Silvina Ocampo die Frage, ob man einen vermeintlichen Mörder lieben kann. In einem abgelegenen Hotel an der argentinischen Küste entfaltet sich ein spannendes Spiel mit Misstrauen und Verdacht, während ein Mord und ein Sandsturm die Atmosphäre des Zweifels verstärken.

      Der Hass der Liebenden. Roman