The Invention of Morel - New York Review Books Classics

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 Garcìa 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.

ISBN:	9781590170571
Publisher:	New York Review Books
Imprint:	New York Review Books
Published date:	15 Sep 2003
DEWEY:	863.62
DEWEY edition:	22
Language:	English
Sales rank:	2804
Number of pages:	103
Weight:	134g
Height:	204mm
Width:	132mm
Spine width:	7mm

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