“Bioy Casares has a charm and a sinister wit and a sudden sadness that only an assured literary performer could deliver.”
—JOHN UPDIKE, THE NEW YORKER
“One of the most innovative and imaginative names in Argentine writing.”
—KATE BOWEN, THE ARGENTINA INDEPENDENT
“Bioy Casares is now Argentina’s most distinguished living man of letters and is considered a founding father of the new novel in all of Spanish America.”
—THE NEW CRITERION
“Of all the words that could define her, the most accurate is, I think, ingenious.”
—JORGE LUIS BORGES
“I think Silvina Ocampo is a genius, one of the greatest. She lived a little in the shadow of her sister Victoria on the one hand and of her husband Bioy Casares and Borges on the other. She was an extravagant woman when writing her stories, short and crystalline, she was perfect.”
—CÉSAR AIRA
“Silvina’s impressive literary production at least equals that of her husband Bioy in terms of quantity and possibly even far exceeds him in terms of quality, linguistic ability and influence.”
—KATE BOWEN, THE ARGENTINA INDEPENDENT
“Ocampo’s readers will participate in an unforgettable banquet. Luckily for many of us, Ocampo’s universe is constantly expanding.”
—PÁGINA/12