{"product_id":"morels-invention-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 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJorge Luis Borges declared \u003ci\u003eMorel's Invention\u003c\/i\u003e a master-piece, comparable to \u003ci\u003eThe Turn of the Screw\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJourney to the Center of the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e. When a fugitive washes up on a deserted island, he quickly discovers that the place is in fact populated by well-heeled tourists, whose nightly comings and goings are as bewildering as they are fascinating. Soon, the fugitive becomes enamored of a beautiful woman and finds himself more and more caught up in the island's mystery--until at last he realizes it is time for him to take action. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInspired by Adolfo Boy Casares's fascination with the movie star Louise Brooks, and greatly admired by Julio Cortázar, Gabriel García Márquez, and Octavio Paz, \u003ci\u003eMorel's Invention\u003c\/i\u003e has gone on to live a secret life of its own. 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMargaret Jull Costa's new translation of \u003ci\u003eMorel's Invention\u003c\/i\u003e, the first into English in more than fifty years, brings out the full force of the story's beguiling and metaphysical power.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York Review of Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798896230694\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"Adolfo Bioy Casares","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52983100899509,"sku":"9798896230694","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9798896230694.jpg?v=1787064211","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/morels-invention-9798896230694","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}