"His intelligent playfulness and his fervor for written language are visible on every page and highlighted by this excellent translation. Vila-Matas is a master, one of the most gifted contemporary Spanish novelists."

Publishers Weekly

"Arguably Spain's most significant contemporary literary figure."

Joanna Kavenna - The New Yorker

"Vila-Matas's touch is light and whimsical, while his allusions encompass a rogue's gallery of world literature."

Time Out New York

"Vila-Matas's work made a tremendous impression on me. I was so fascinated by his humor, the incredible knowledge he has of all kinds of literature, his compassion for writers, and his fearlessness in taking on literary subjects and making that part of what he is writing about."

Paul Auster