Biography

Bioy-Casares, Adolfo. "Chronology." Review, No. 15 (Fall 1975): 35-9.

Brief, humorous listing of events from Bioy Casares's life through 1975. He also cites various books and authors that influenced him at each stage of his life.

Criticism

Polk, James. "Silly and Misguided about Love." The New York Times Book Review (6 November 1994): 37.

Favorable assessment of Selected Stories, noting Bioy Casares's focus on machismo, male-female relationships, and the "jarring of social and ethical norms."

Updike, John. "Hyperreality: 'In Borges's Wake'." In his Odd Jobs: Essays and Criticism, pp. 685-93. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1991.

Comments on elements of mystery and intimations of the fantastic in Adventures of a Photographer in La Plata, which Updike argues is a parody of "traditional novels." This article originally appeared in the 5 February 1990 edition of The New Yorker.