"I'm so enthralled by the book that one night, when Borges came over, I proposed we read the only story I hadn't read yet: "The Novices of Lerna." We were dazzled. The story is admirably told, with much wisdom, everything is spot on, from the pleasantly calm tone to the description and ambience of the setting."–
letter from Adolfo Bioy Casares to Ángel Bonomini, September 18, 1972"These surreal stories reckon with identity, perception, and existence... A beguiling blend of the cerebral and the visceral."–Kirkus Reviews
"[Bonomini] makes a noteworthy English-language debut with this entrancing collection."–Publishers Weekly
"[The Novices of Lerna] is a ghost of a book that haunts and perplexes, enticing each reader in with its mastery of language and craft."–Asymptote
"Bonomini's fantastic collection [allows] the worlds of his stories to slither out and off the page, offer forbidden fruit, and shoot readers into a fallen and forgotten world where the real is absurd and the absurd is really the most true thing on offer."–The Rumpus
"...the mirror house of Bonomini's collection throws up a multiplicity of reflections–not always flattering, but always revelatory."–Ancillary Review of Books