The Invention of Morel
and Other Stories From La trama celeste.
by Adolfo Bioy Casares · first published 1964
17% recommend83% neutral
A fugitive hides on a deserted island somewhere in Polynesia. Tourists arrive, and his fear of being discovered becomes a mixed emotion when he falls in love with one of them. He wants to tell her his feelings, but an anomalous phenomenon keeps them apart. - Wikipedia
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I just read The Invention of Morel and can recommend it — unsettling, and smart. In general the approach of reading authors who were beloved by or respected by or inspirations for the authors we remember today (Borges in this instance)…
on “Show HN: HackerBooks – HackerTube, but for books mentioned on HN” ↗Just finished Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson). About 100 pages into the Wind-Up Bird Chronicles (Haruki Murakami). Next is The Invention of Morel (Adolfo Bioy Casares). I find that reading recharges my creative thinking. I used to think it was purely relaxation, but now consider it as essential as sleeping / eating well.
on “Ask HN: What are you reading right now?” ↗The internet sometimes feels like living in a holographic world, as in "The Invention of Morel" [1]. A recent anecdote: an acquaintance of mine automated parts of his LinkedIn activity. After I liked one of his posts, I received an automatic message asking how I was doing. I recognized that the…
on “The Future of Comments Is Lies, I Guess” ↗A couple of missing ones (that I expected to have been mentioned, aren't there as far as I can tell, and I found them on here with a quick google): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Invention_of_Morel mentioned here https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28779266 I'd have expected it to come up as one step removed from Borges, and it did. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Why%27s_(poignant)_Guide_to_Ru...…
on “Show HN: HackerBooks – HackerTube, but for books mentioned on HN” ↗Thanks! Why's (Poignant) Guide is in now: https://hackerbooks.org/#/book/OL22247013W (it wasn't in Open Library, so it needed a manual entry). The Invention of Morel: only ~3 people have mentioned it in all of HN, and yes, looks like we're missing some long-tail titles due to how the matcher works. Needs more thought to fix it while keeping the noise low.
on “Show HN: HackerBooks – HackerTube, but for books mentioned on HN” ↗https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Invention_of_Morel
on “This VR camera will let you rewind your life and relive your memories” ↗