Books by Alvaro Mutis, Francisco Goldman

2. The Adventures and Misadventures of Maqroll , by Alvaro Mutis .  Imagine a Colombian version of 1001 Nights and Don Quixote , in novella form.  This is 700 pp. of sheer delight, and it also indicates we are just starting to figure out which Latin American works of fiction will prove of lasting importance.  This is one of them, and another superb translation from Edith Grossman.