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Praise for Luis Sagasti

‘Luis Sagasti has achieved what we all want: to fuse life and art. Innovative, playful, and beautifully executed, FIREFLIES remains a perfect refutation against anyone that dares pronounce the crisis of literature. An homage to the power of storytelling. A book to be reckoned with.’

Carlos Fonseca, author of COLONEL LAGRIMAS

‘A work of wonderful analogies and disparate historical footnotes, one that constantly tries to find answers to the unspoken questions about unusual events and actions.’

Morning Star

‘This is a book that explains how the world works. Sagasti tells us in an instant what in fact takes very long to tell. The book is simply genius.’

Enrique Vila-Matas, author of DUBLINESQUE

‘Two thumbs up for this magnificent book by Luis Sagasti. A sidereal, vertiginous book that has to be read as slowly as possible so it doesn’t end too soon. One hundred pages of pure intelligence, to be enjoyed listening to Sun Ra.’

L’Arbre Vengeur (France)

‘From reality to fiction, from life to myth. FIREFLIES is a wonderful book that draws its strings from the real lives of artists and the myths they build around themselves and their work. Between reality and fiction, there is but one step. Sagasti produces here a magnificent constellation of stories, and in doing so pays tribute to art.’

Fnac (France)

‘A hypnotic blend of erudition and imagination, FIREFLIES examines and celebrates the art of storytelling. It’s a book full of surprising connections and unforgettable images, shot through with a boundless curiosity and a contagiously mischievous spirit. Like Borges before him, Sagasti has produced a rare thing: a work of fiction as learned as it is fun. From the first page to the last, I read it with an intense feeling of excitement and a growing certainty that Sagasti is one of the most remarkable writers at work today.’

Gary M. Perry, Foyles (London)