As author
Martín Adán
Martín Adán (1908–1985), a legendary, reclusive presence in Peruvian literature, published seven volumes of poetry and twice won the National Prize for Poetry. The Cardboard House is his only work of fiction.
I dreamt I was sixteen and Martín Adán was giving me piano lessons. The old man’s fingers, long as the Amazing Rubber Man’s, plunged through the floor and played a chain of underground volcanoes.
Martín Adán (1908–1985), a legendary, reclusive presence in Peruvian literature, published seven volumes of poetry and twice won the National Prize for Poetry. The Cardboard House is his only work of fiction.
I dreamt I was sixteen and Martín Adán was giving me piano lessons. The old man’s fingers, long as the Amazing Rubber Man’s, plunged through the floor and played a chain of underground volcanoes.