{"product_id":"morels-invention-isbn-9798896230694","title":"Morel’s Invention","description":"\u003cb\u003e“\u003ci\u003eMorel’s Invention\u003c\/i\u003e may be described, without exaggeration, as a perfect novel.” —Octavio Paz\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eA new translation of Adolfo Bioy Casares’s metaphysical masterpiece, a marvelously plotted story of a fugitive writer who discovers an uncanny phenomenon taking place on his island hideout.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJorge Luis Borges declared \u003ci\u003eMorel’s Invention\u003c\/i\u003e a masterpiece of plotting, comparable to \u003ci\u003eThe Turn of The Screw \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eJourney to the Center of the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e. 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. When a fugitive washes up on a deserted island, he quickly discovers that he is not alone. Rather, the island is populated by a group of well-heeled tourists, whose nightly comings and goings are as bewildering as they are endlessly fascinating. Soon, the fugitive becomes enamored of a beautiful woman. Terrified of drawing her attention and desiring it no less, he finds himself more and more caught up in the mystery of the island—until at last he realizes it is time for him to take action.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInspired by Bioy’s fascination with the movie star Louise Brooks, \u003ci\u003eMorel’s Invention \u003c\/i\u003ehas 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 \u003ci\u003eLast Year at Marienbad,\u003c\/i\u003e it changed the history of film. And in its contemplation of consciousness, perception, and the self, it stands as one of the first literary explorations of virtual reality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMargaret Jull Costa’s new translation of \u003ci\u003eMorel’s Invention\u003c\/i\u003e, the first into English in more than 50 years, brings out the full force of the story’s beguiling and metaphysical power.\u003cb\u003eAdolfo Bioy Casares\u003c\/b\u003e (1914–1999) began to write in the early 1930s, and his  stories appeared in the influential magazine \u003ci\u003eSur, \u003c\/i\u003ethrough 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, Bioy published the novella \u003ci\u003eThe Invention of Morel\u003c\/i\u003e,  the first of his books to satisfy him. Later publications include stories and novels, among them \u003ci\u003eA Plan for Escape, A Dream of Heroes,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAsleep in the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMargaret Jull Costa\u003c\/b\u003e has translated the works of many Spanish and Portuguese writers,  including Javier Marías, José Saramago, Eça de Queirós, Fernando Pessoa,  Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen, and César Vallejo. In  2014, she was awarded an OBE for services to literature and, in 2018,  the Ordem do Infante D. Henrique from the Portuguese government and a  Lifetime Award for Excellence in Translation from the Queen Sofia  Spanish Institute, New York.","brand":"NYRB Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48532170277093,"sku":"NP9798896230694","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9798896230694.jpg?v=1773182923","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/morels-invention-isbn-9798896230694","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}