Pitol’s writing the way he constructs sentences, inflects Spanish, twists meanings and stresses particular words reflects the multiplicity of languages he has read and embraced. Reading him is like reading through the layers of many languages at once.” Valeria Luiselli, author of The Story of My Teeth
"Pitol is one of the great Spanish-speaking authors from recent history, mentor and model for many writers from Spain and Latin America." Daniel Saldaña Paris, Publishers Weekly
"One of Mexico’s most culturally complex and composite writers." Publishers Weekly
"Masterful. . . . Pitol swirls together memories with poetic reflection, in a way that feels at home in America's memoir culture, but without this obsession with nonfiction." Dallas Observer
"One of Mexico's most culturally complex and composite writers." Publishers Weekly
Mephisto's Waltz brings together the best short stories from celebrated writer Sergio Pitol's oeuvre, including the titular story, Pitol's personal favorite. This collection, selected by the author, is a glimpse into the works that first gained Pitol his status as one of the greatest living Mexican writers and showcases the evolution of his unique literary style.
Sergio Pitol (b. 1933) is one of Mexico's foremost writers, and winner of the 2005 Cervantes Prize. He is renowned for his intellectual career in both the fields of literary creation and translation.