Adolfo Bioy Casares: Borges, Fiction and ArtKarl Posso Best known as Jorge Luis Borges’s right-hand man, Adolfo Bioy Casares (1914−1999) was, in his own right, an inventive writer of considerable skill. His works, often dismissed summarily as fantastic fiction, are now ripe for reassessment. This volume looks at Bioy’s extensive oeuvre which offers many surprising reflections on the twentieth century’s cultural, social and political transformations, both in Argentina and farther afield. Topics covered include Bioy’s meditations on isolation and logic, and his enduring fascination with the impact of photography on all artistic representation. |
Contents
| 1913 | |
| 1919 | |
Rethinking Adolfo Bioy Casares | 1936 |
Adolfo Bioy Casares a biographical sketch | |
Borgess appendix reflections on Bioys diary | |
Bioy and Borges from the third man to the world | |
Every man is an island Bioys fiction | |
1969 youth and rebellion in Diario de la guerra del cerdo | |
The fantastic in Bioys short stories | |
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