
The invention of Morel by Adolfo Bioy Casares
Lively book discussion of Bioy Casares’s island-set novella blending suspense, exploration, and an uncanny romance with crystal-clear yet deeply mysterious details. A late-night gathering for literary fiction fans drawn to Borges-adjacent plotting and philosophical sci-fi.
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