Society of Authors Valle-Inclan Prize (Winner)
Republic of Consciousness Prize (Shortlist)
Fluidity, charm, emotion and disarming brushes of grace. -The Wall Street Journal
A bewitching suite of stories about music, heard and unheard. -The Arts Desk
A beautiful, fragmentary rendition which never strikes a false note. -Irish Times
A Musical Offering is less an attempt to write about music than to actually write music - using words as a new kind of notation. -Will Ashon , author of CHAMBER MUSIC and STRANGE LABYRINTH
The literary equivalent of a symphony. -Books and Bao
Sagasti handles his elements masterfully, subtly and dexterously weaves new threads into his tapestry. -BookBlast
A work of immense complexity, great balance and extraordinary beauty. -The Monthly Booking
Sagasti manages to create a world rich in illuminations and philosophical reflections. -Morning Star
Sagasti's careful contrapuntal construction weaves together an eclectic range of vignettes which transcend their parts, leaving an indelible emotional impact that defies rationalisation. -Gutter Magazine
I have gained knowledge I didn't know I needed. -Joyzine
A veritable fugue of insights and literary forms, subtlety and humour. -Asymptote
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Praise for Luis Sagasti
Society of Authors TA First Translation Prize (Shortlist)
A subtle marvel...a nimble writer who merits wider readership in English. -Kirkus
A genre-defying collection of associative musings on art, music, philosophy, and literature. -Publishers Weekly
Innovative, playful, and beautifully executed. -Carlos Fonseca , author of COLONEL LAGRIMAS
Simply genius. -Enrique Vila-Matas , author of DUBLINESQUE
A work of wonderful analogies and disparate historical footnotes. -Morning Star
Like Borges before him, Sagasti has produced a rare thing: a work of fiction as learned as it is fun. -Gary M. Perry, Foyles Charing Cross
Sagasti produces here a magnificent constellation of stories, and in doing so pays tribute to art. -Fnac
One hundred pages of pure intelligence, to be enjoyed listening to Sun Ra. -L'Arbre Vengeur
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