BOOKS by Adolfo Bioy Casares

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1	The Invention of Morel more books like this by Adolfo Bioy Casares, Susan Jill Levine (Translator), Jorge Luis Borges (Introduction by) 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. ... see all copies from $6.35! new only from $6.65! \| first editions \| SVS
2	La invención de Morel more books like this by Adolfo Bioy Casares In this science fiction work, Casares presents a classical theme: a man alone on an island. One day, he finds a group of tourists walking around; among them the woman he loves. He then tries to seduce her, to make himself visible to her eyes--but he can't. see all copies from $4.18! new only from $4.18! \| SVS
3	Selected Stories more books like this by Adolfo Bioy Casares, Suzanne Jill Levine (Translator) Selected Stories, chosen from various collections published from the mid-'50s to the late '80s, is aptly divided into two parts, "The Labyrinth of Love" and "Adverse Miracles", ample frames for the author's amatory tales and wry magical realism. It is a fine introduction to one of Latin America's leading modern writers - and a choice retrospective ... see all copies from $13.57! new only from $13.57! \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Adventures of a Photographer in La Plata more books like this by Adolfo Bioy Casares A week of adventures in the provincial capital of La Plata takes the small-town photographer Almanza to many places: to a set of stained-glass windows that will haunt him; into the arms and machinations of the slippery Don Juan Lombardo; and to the beds of Don Juan's daughters. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
5	Dream of Heroes more books like this by Adolfo Bioy Casares see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.95! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Asleep in the Sun more books like this by Adolfo Bioy Casares, Suzanne J Levine (Translator) Lucio, a normal man in a normal (nosy) city neighborhood with normal problems with his wife (not the easiest person to get along with) and family and job (he lost it) finds he has a much bigger problem: his wife is a dog. At first, it doesn't seem like such a problem, because the German shepherd inhabiting his wife's body is actually a good deal ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.50! \| first editions \| SVS
7	A Russian Doll and Other Stories more books like this by Adolfo Bioy Casares, Suzanne Jill Levine (Translator) A Russian Doll and Other Stories, published in Spanish in 1991 as Una muneca rusa, is the ninth collection of short fiction by one of this century's premier Argentinian writers who, with his fellow countrymen Julio Cortazar and Jorge Luis Borges, helped change the world's perception of Latin American literature. Bioy Casares' narratives are ... see all copies from $2.75! new only from $6.60! \| first editions
8	Historias de amor more books like this by Adolfo Bioy Casares Este libro reune los mejores cuentos de amor de Adolfo Bioy Casares, dos de ellos no publicados antes en volumen. 'El amor entre personas honestas raramente es inocente' dice el protagonista de Todos los hombres son iguales. 'El lector encontrara en estas paginas - declara un prestigioso critico -, primero la verdad, despues el amor y, ante todo, ... see all copies from $23.63! new only from $23.63! \| first editions
9	Los Mejores Cuentos Policiales more books like this by Adolfo Bioy Casares, Jorge Luis Borges A partir de 1841, fecha de la publicacion de "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," primer ejemplo y de algun modo arquetipo del genero policial, este se ha enriquecido y ramificado considerablemente. Edgar Allan Poe tenia el habito de escribir relatos fantasticos; lo mas probable es que al emprender la redaccion del texto precitado solo se proponia ... see all copies from $5.79! new only from $19.08!
10	El sueño de los héroes by Adolfo Bioy Casares see all copies from $15.96! new only from $15.96! \| first editions
11	Diary of the war of the pig more books like this by Adolfo Bioy-Casares see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.50! \| first editions \| SVS
12	Borges more books like this by Adolfo Bioy Casares, Daniel Martino see all copies from $31.19! new only from $31.19!
13	Cuentos Latino Americanos Antologia more books like this by Conrado Zuluaga, Jorge Luis Borges, Alejo Carpentier Here we have six masters of the art of storytelling, each offering a revelation, a different viewpoint, that will spark in the reader a desire to continue reading their works. see all copies from $53.59!
14	Diario de la guerra del cerdo more books like this by Adolfo Bioy Casares Inesperado precursor de las revueltas estudiantiles, de la guerrilla urbana yhasta del movimiento punk, Diario de la guerra del cerdo es la profetica cronicade una lucha implacable entre viejos y jovenes.Una manana, Isidro Vidal, jubilado sedentario y benevolo, descubre que elproceso de sustitucion generacional se ha acelerado. Hordas de ... see all copies from $5.00! new only from $10.95! \| SVS
15	A plan for escape by Adolfo Bioy Casares see all copies from $3.00! first editions
16 view cover	Historias Fantasticas more books like this by Adolfo Bioy Casares El presente volumen reune los mejores cuentos fantasticos de un indiscutido maestro del genero que es, asimismo, uno de los primeros cuentistas argentinos. Los principales libros de cuentos de Bioy estan representados: La Trama Celeste, Historia prodigiosa, Guirnalda con Amores, El Lado de la Sombra (Segundo Premio Nacional de Literatura), El Gran ... see all copies from $8.95! new only from $18.52!
17	Chronicles of Bustos Domecq by Jorge Luis Borges, Adolfo Bioy-Casares see all copies from $10.00! first editions
18	Six Problems of Don Isidro more books like this by Jorge Luis Borges see all copies from $7.65! new only from $90.00! \| first editions
19	La Invencion de Morel by Casares Bioy, Adolfo Bioy Casares see all copies from $2.44! new only from $11.89!
20 view cover	Una muñeca rusa by Adolfo Bioy Casares see all copies from $7.50! new only from $10.50!
21 view cover	El lado de la sombra more books like this by Adolfo Bioy Casares see all copies from $10.16! new only from $10.16!
22 view cover	Dormir al sol by Adolfo Bioy Casares Lucio Bordenave, ex empleado de Banco, ahora relojero, lleva una apacible existencia en el barrio porteno de Villa Urquiza. Repentinamente - y sin causas demasiado precisas - su mujer, Diana es internada en un inquietante' Instituto Frenopatico'. Bordenave se ve envuelto de pronto en una inverosimil serie de peripecias: la intrusion de su cunada, ... see all copies from $11.95! new only from $11.95!
23	Chronicle of Busto Done more books like this by Jorge Luis Borges, Adolfo Bioy Casares, Norman Thomas Di Giovanni (Translator) see all copies from $5.00! first editions
24 view cover	Historias desaforadas more books like this by Adolfo Bioy Casares De un modo deliciosamente comico y piadoso al mismo tiempo, el autor describe un mundo que abandona sin remedio la parsimonia provinciana de sus costumbres para sumirse en el vertigo de la realidad "mioderna." Aparecen asi, sutilmente encubiertos por lo desaforado de las reacciones de los personajes, el avnce incontenible del tiempo, el pavor ... see all copies from $12.56! new only from $12.56!
25 view cover	La aventura de un fotógrafo en La Plata by Adolfo Bioy Casares Nicolasito Almanza llega a La Plata para fotografiar las 'maravillas arquitectonicas' del lugar. En la estacion ferroviaria tropieza con los Lombardo, una familia muy peculiar, que descubre en el un parecido inquietante con un 'hijo perdido'. Nicolasito simpatiza de inmediato con las dos hijas de Lombardo, y para no perderlas de vista, accede a ... see all copies from $15.00! new only from $15.96! \| first editions

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