Society of Authors TA First Translation Prize (Shortlist)
"A subtle marvel...a nimble writer who merits wider readership in English." -Kirkus
"A genre-defying collection of associative musings on art, music, philosophy, and literature." -Publishers Weekly
"Innovative, playful, and beautifully executed."" -Carlos Fonseca , author of COLONEL LAGRIMAS
"Simply genius."" -Enrique Vila-Matas , author of DUBLINESQUE
"A work of wonderful analogies and disparate historical footnotes." -Morning Star
"Like Borges before him, Sagasti has produced a rare thing: a work of fiction as learned as it is fun." -Gary M. Perry, Foyles Charing Cross
"Sagasti produces here a magnificent constellation of stories, and in doing so pays tribute to art." -Fnac
"One hundred pages of pure intelligence, to be enjoyed listening to Sun Ra." -L'Arbre Vengeur
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Praise for Luis Sagasti
"A beautiful, fragmentary rendition which never strikes a false note." -Irish Times
"A bewitching suite of stories about music, heard and unheard."** -The Arts Desk**"A work of immense complexity, great balance and extraordinary beauty."** -The Monthly Booking**"Sagasti's careful contrapuntal construction weaves together an eclectic range of vignettes which transcend their parts, leaving an indelible emotional impact that defies rationalisation."** -Gutter Magazine**"I have gained knowledge I didn't know I needed."** -Joyzine**"Fate could be likened to a pointillist painting by Seurat, with each dab of colour and each descriptive passage contributing to what is finally a beautifully structured and brilliantly shimmering whole."** -BookBlast**"The literary equivalent of a symphony."** -Books and Bao**"Sagasti manages to create a world rich in illuminations and philosophical reflections."** -Morning Star**** Republic of Consciousness Prize (Shortlist)"Una fascinante suite de historias sobre musica, tanto escuchada como desconocida." -The Arts Desk**"Una interpretacion hermosa y fragmentaria que siempre da con la nota precisa."** -Irish Times**"Una ofrenda musical no es tanto un intento de escribir sobre musica sino una verdadera partitura que usa palabras como un nuevo tipo de notacion.""** -Will Ashon**, autor de CHAMBER MUSIC y STRANGE LABYRINTH
"I have gained knowledge I didn't know I needed."** -Joyzine**"Sagasti logra crear un mundo rico en iluminaciones y reflexiones filosoficas."** -Morning Star**"El equivalente literario a una sinfonia."** -Books and Bao**"Un trabajo de inmensa complejidad, con un gran balance y una belleza extraordinaria."** -The Monthly Booking**"Fate could be likened to a pointillist painting by Seurat, with each dab of colour and each descriptive passage contributing to what is finally a beautifully structured and brilliantly shimmering whole."** -BookBlast**"La cuidadosa construccion a contrapunto de Sagasti entreteje una variedad de vinetas eclecticas que trascienden sus partes, dejando un impacto emocional indeleble que desafia la racionalizacion."** -Gutter Magazine**
