{"product_id":"asleep-in-the-sun-paperback","title":"Asleep in the Sun - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAdolfo Bioy Casares\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJames Sallis\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eSuzanne Jill Levine\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLucio, a normal man in a normal (nosy) city neighborhood with normal problems with his in-laws (ever-present) and job (he lost it) finds he has a new problem on his hands: his beloved wife, Diana. She's been staying out till all hours of the night and grows more disagreeable by the day. Should Lucio have Diana committed to the Psychiatric Institute, as her friend the dog trainer suggests? Before Lucio can even make up his mind, Diana is carted away by the mysterious head of the institute. Never mind, Diana's sister, who looks just like Diana--and yet is nothing like her--has moved in. And on the recommendation of the dog trainer, Lucio acquires an adoring German shepherd, also named Diana. Then one glorious day, Diana returns, affectionate and pleasant. She's been cured!--but have the doctors at the institute gone too far?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAsleep in the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e is the great work of the Argentine master Adolfo Bioy Casares's later years. Like his legendary \u003ci\u003eInvention of Morel\u003c\/i\u003e, it is an intoxicating mixture of fantasy, sly humor, and menace. Whether read as a fable of modern politics, a meditation on the elusive parameters of the self, or a most unusual love story, Bioy's book is an almost scarily perfect comic turn, as well as a pure delight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdolfo Bioy Casares\u003c\/b\u003e (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 \u003ci\u003eSur\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Invention of Morel\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 \u003ci\u003eA Plan for Escape\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Dream of Heroes\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAsleep in the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e. Bioy also collaborated with Borges on an A\u003ci\u003enthology of Fantastic Literature\u003c\/i\u003e and a series of satirical sketches written under the pseudonym of H. Bustos Domecq. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Sallis\u003c\/b\u003e (1944-2026) was the author of many novels, including \u003ci\u003eOthers of My Kind\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDeath Will Have Your Eyes\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDrive\u003c\/i\u003e, which was made into a film of the same name in 2011. Among his other books are\u003ci\u003e Black Night's Gonna Catch Me Here: New and Selected Poems \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eChester Himes: A Life.\u003c\/i\u003e His translation of Raymond Queneau's novel \u003ci\u003eSaint Glinglin \u003c\/i\u003ewas published in 1993. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSuzanne Jill Levine\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eManuel Puig and the Spider Woman: His Life and Fictions\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a professor in the Spanish Department at the University of California, Santa Barbara.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 172\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.43 x 8.02 x 5.02 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53093142724832,"sku":"9781590170953","price":21.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/Lc-Rn0NKps9781590170953.webp?v=1781638047","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/asleep-in-the-sun-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}