Dublinesque - Softcover

“Mr. Vila-Matas shows that the reasons for (and the consequences of) not writing fiction can, in a funny way, be almost as rich and complicated as fiction itself.”
- The Economist

“Perfect. Beautiful. Wistful. There is no hint of irony in these words of praise for Bartleby & Co.”
- The Los Angeles Times

“A touching account of facing down mortality with a passion and an obsession for literature.”
- The New York Times Book Review

“The accent of Vila-Matas's project falls on an accomplished romanticism conscious of its historicity, an artist-worship taken to maturity that concurrently absents and introduces itself into the work at every moment.”
- Los Angeles Review of Books

“Vila-Matas's wildly original novels are all investigations of whether or not originality in fiction is still possible; every nook and cranny of literary history is explored and interrogated, the margin of every great novel frantically scribbled in.”
- Morten Hoi Jensen, Dublin Review of Books

“Enrique Vila-Matas is a great writer, and his new book Dublinesque is what great readers have been searching for. It is Vila-Matas' style of writing that distinguishes him as one of the best living authors today, and what makes Dublinesque a must read book.”
- The Coffin Factory

“Dublinesque is a pleasure to read...hugely entertaining.”
- The Irish Times

“[Dublinesque] is enjoyable for its madcap energy, and its ability to relish its own absurdity and make well-worn literary references feel new.”
- Bookforum

“The novel is about the death of the author in more senses than one. Funerals make a kind of art out of death, and so does Dublinesque. ”
- London Review Bookshop

“One of the most pleasurable and joyous novels of the year.”
- The Independent