{"product_id":"9798896230694","title":"Morel s Invention","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\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.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJorge Luis Borges declared \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMorel’s Invention\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e a masterpiece, comparable to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Turn of the Screw\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eJourney to the Center of the Earth\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\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, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMorel’s Invention\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e has gone on to live a secret life of its own. As the model for Alain Resnais and Alain Robbe-Grillet’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLast Year at Marienbad\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMargaret Jull Costa’s new translation of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMorel’s Invention\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the first into English in more than fifty years, brings out the full force of the story’s beguiling and metaphysical power.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Times","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51585727430902,"sku":"9798896230694","price":93.5,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0767\/8050\/3286\/files\/81HLm2-EEWL._SL1500.jpg?v=1788523657","url":"https:\/\/shop.litbooks.com.my\/products\/9798896230694","provider":"Lit Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}