Fun, games and excitement: Verissimo creates a work of art

Luis Fernando Verissimo, author of "Borges e os Orangotangos Eternos", some novels and numerous short stories and columns, is considered one of the most successful writers in Brazil. When reading his works one might say: "Understandably!" and one can not help, the Brazilians a little liebzuhaben that you have such a work of art like the above book (you do not want or are reluctant to call a novel; we are content with the label amendment), with German - not inappropriate - Title know "bird stone confusion" to appreciate.
"Borges e os Orangotangos Eternos" is not a detective story, even if it's all about a murder mystery - but Verissimo takes exactly this genre to. Not in the classic "whodunit" style, but with a lot of humor and irony, and as he defies all the rules of the genre. The actual act is not even the center of interest; much more fascinating is the ever becoming abstruse, the philosophical drift speculation the protagonist Vogelstein and his ally and role model, an Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges-inspired figure, with respect to the murder scenario. The whole thing is full of intertextual references: Verissimo demonstrates a great passion for literature and bowing deeply to the likes of Edgar Allen Poe, who is generally regarded as the inventor of what is now known as a "detective story" genre, the horror writers HP Lovecraft and of course Borges himself, but always with a twinkle in his eye can not be overlooked.
This (partial) subliminal irony even understands who are not familiar with the oeuvre of this quite well-known artists; thanks Verissimos loose-fluffy narrative reading of "Borges e os Orangotangos Eternos" even without extensive knowledge of literature a pleasure. It is even advisable not to want to understand all the ideas in every particular case - there is a risk node to think in the convolutions.
Overall, "Borges e os Orangotangos Eternos" a refreshing and entertaining mix of games, fun and excitement - and thus provide a real work of art.