A contemporary of Jorge Luis Borges, Angel Bonomini has long been one of the great untranslated writers of Argentine fiction. His masterpiece, The Novices of Lerna, was originally published in 1972, but Bonomini's meditations on identity, surveillance, and isolation remain eerily prescient. In his lifetime, Bonomini was the two-time recipient of the prestigious Premio Konex.

'I'm so enthralled by the book that one night, when Borges came over, I proposed we read the only story I hadn't read yet: "The Novices of Lerna." We were dazzled. The story is admirably told, with much wisdom, everything is spot on.' - Letter from Adolfo Bioy Casares to A ngel Bonomini, September 18, 1972 'A ghost of a book that haunts and perplexes, enticing each reader in with its mastery of language and craft.' - Asymptote 'A compelling balance of heady high concepts with pulp thrills...a welcome addition to Argentinian literature in translation - and to Weird fiction the world over.' - Tobias Carroll

A contemporary of Jorge Luis Borges, Angel Bonomini has long been one of the great untranslated writers of Argentine fiction. His masterpiece, The Novices of Lerna, was originally published in 1972, but Bonomini's meditations on identity, surveillance, and isolation remain eerily prescient. In his lifetime, Bonomini was the two-time recipient of the prestigious Premio Konex.

'I'm so enthralled by the book that one night, when Borges came over, I proposed we read the only story I hadn't read yet: "The Novices of Lerna." We were dazzled. The story is admirably told, with much wisdom, everything is spot on.' - Letter from Adolfo Bioy Casares to A ngel Bonomini, September 18, 1972 'A ghost of a book that haunts and perplexes, enticing each reader in with its mastery of language and craft.' - Asymptote 'A compelling balance of heady high concepts with pulp thrills...a welcome addition to Argentinian literature in translation - and to Weird fiction the world over.' - Tobias Carroll