A review by jensaperstein
The Invention of Morel by Adolfo Bioy Casares
4.0
"I believe we lose immortality because we have not conquered our opposition to death; we keep insisting on the primary, rudimentary idea: that the whole body should be kept alive. We should seek to preserve only the part that has to do with consciousness."
Jorge Luis Borges remarked that The Invention of Morel is "a perfect novel." I think he may just kind of have a soft spot for surrealist Latin American fiction. Either way, Morel is an impressively haunting and unique exposition on both the power of unrequited love and the ultimate relevance--or lack thereof--of 'reality'. It was a cool, quick read.
Jorge Luis Borges remarked that The Invention of Morel is "a perfect novel." I think he may just kind of have a soft spot for surrealist Latin American fiction. Either way, Morel is an impressively haunting and unique exposition on both the power of unrequited love and the ultimate relevance--or lack thereof--of 'reality'. It was a cool, quick read.