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Review "The masterpiece among Bioy Casares' short, intense novels is The Invention of Morel, a book that won raves from Borges (who placed it alongside Franz Kafka's The Trial), was called "perfect" by Octavio Paz, and inspired one of French cinema's most infamous moviesf, Last Year at Marienbad (1961). Though it was published in 1940, the book's continuing relevance was recently proven when it was featured on Lost — a cameo many viewers perceive as a key to that TV show's plot. But that doesn't mean this is a tough tract unfit for quality beach time... Just know that Morel is a poetic evocation of the experience of love, an inquiry into how we know one another, and a still-relevant examination of how technology has changed our relationship with reality. It's also a great read — one you'll be pressing into the hands of your fellow beach-goers." --Boldtype Product Description The Island of Doctor Moreau inspired this 1940 novella. Set on a mysterious island, The Invention of Morel is a story of suspense and exploration as well as an unlikely romance, where every detail is both crystal clear and deeply mysterious. Susan Jill Levine's revision of Ruth Simm's translation offers a new experience of an uncanny work of genius. General,Literary,Suspense,Latin American fiction,Thrillers,Fiction,Espionage From The Publisher: 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 Cortazar, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, 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. Introduction -- Prologue -- Invention Of Morel. Adolfo Bioy Casares ; Translated By Ruth L.c. Simms ; Prologue By Jorge Luis Borges ; Introduction By Suzanne Jill Levine. 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, Bioys 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 Casaress 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 Cortzar, Gabriel Garca Mrquez, and Octavio Paz, the novella helped to usher in Latin American fictions now famous postwar boom. As the model for Alain Resnais and Alain Robbe-Grillets Last Year at Marienbad , it also changed the history of film. 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 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 Last Year in Marienbad, it also changed the history of film. A fugitive hides on a deserted island somewhere in Polynesia. Tourists arrive, and his fear of being discovered becomes a mixed emotion when he falls in love with one of them. He wants to tell her his feelings, but an anomalous phenomenon keeps them apart. - Wikipedia This novel is a Latin American masterpiece of plotting and suspense by Adolfo Bioy Casares