Adolfo Bioy Casares

Adolfo Bioy Casares (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈðolfo ˈβjoj kaˈsaɾes]; 15 September 1914 – 8 March 1999) was an Argentine fiction writer, journalist, diarist, and translator. He was a friend and frequent collaborator with his fellow countryman Jorge Luis Borges. He is the author of the Fantastique novel The Invention of Morel.

Adolfo Bioy Casares
Bioy Casares in 1968
Born(1914-09-15)15 September 1914
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died8 March 1999(1999-03-08) (aged 84)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Resting placeLa Recoleta Cemetery, Buenos Aires
Occupations
  • Writer
  • poet
  • critic
  • librarian
Notable workThe Invention of Morel
Spouse
Silvina Ocampo
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(m. 1940; died 1993)​
AwardsMiguel de Cervantes Prize (1991)
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