The Novices of Lerna

For the first time in English, a forgotten masterpiece from an enigmatic master of Argentine fantastic literature.

The Novices of Lerna introduces the enigmatic fictions of Ángel Bonomini to English readers for the first time. Shot through with wry humor and tender absurdity, these meditations on identity, surveillance, and isolation remain eerily prescient.

The collection’s central novella follows Ramón Beltra, an unambitious scholar who receives a mysterious invitation to a lucrative six-mo...