Asleep in the Sun
by BIOY CASARES, Adolfo
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0892550309
- ISBN 13
- 9780892550302
- Seller
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Synopsis
Adolfo Bioy Casares (1914–1999) was born in Buenos Aires, the child of wealthy parents. He began to write in the early Thirties, and his stories appeared in the influential magazine Sur , through 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, after writing several novice works, Bioy published the novella The Invention of Morel , the first of his books to satisfy him, and the first in which he hit his characteristic note of uncanny and unexpectedly harrowing humor. Later publications include stories and novels, among them A Plan for Escape , A Dream of Heroes , and Asleep in the Sun . Bioy also collaborated with Borges on an A nthology of Fantastic Literature and a series of satirical sketches written under the pseudonym of H. Bustos Domecq. James Sallis’s books include ten novels, multiple collections of short stories, poems and essays, three volumes of musicology, a biography of Chester Himes, and a translation of Raymond Queneau’s Saint Glinglin. He reviews widely for The Washington Post , the Los Angeles Times , The Review of Contemporary Fiction , and other publications, and writes a monthly column for The Boston Globe . Suzanne Jill Levine is the author of numerous studies in Latin American literature and the translator of works by Adolfo Bioy Casares, Jorge Luis Borges, Guillermo Cabrera Infante, and Manuel Puig, among other distinguished writers. Levine’s most recent book is Manuel Puig and the Spider Woman: His Life and Fictions . She is a professor in the Spanish Department at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
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- Bookseller
- Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 535453
- Title
- Asleep in the Sun
- Author
- BIOY CASARES, Adolfo
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0892550309
- ISBN 13
- 9780892550302
- Publisher
- Persea Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1973
- Keywords
- LatinAmericanLit
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