Publ. on the occasion of an exhibition held at Stenersen Museum, Oslo, Norway, Aug. 30-Nov. 4, 2012.

A catalogue inspired by the tradition of Latin American literature and authors such as Jorge Amado, Jorge Luis Borges, Pablo Neruda, Gabriel Garcia Marquez. The unique storytelling tradition which characterizes Latin American literature has influenced many contemporary artists around the world. Within this context, it is interesting to investigate the work of contemporary artists from around the world who are inspired not only by these authors, but by literature and poetry in general, as seen in works that are typically highly narrative. Naturally, there is a strong emphasis on artists from Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Colombia such as Vik Muniz and Ernesto Neto from Brazil, Monika Bravo from Colombia, but the catalogue is not limited to Latin American artists - see for example Ryan Brown and Tracey Snelling from US, William Kentridge from South Africa and the literary sources of inspiration also extend to other parts of the world. The works featured are not literal interpretations of these authors works, but all allude in some way to literature and poetry. The cross between text and image, poetry and poetic subject matter creates a strong thread that ties the works together.

The art of storytelling -- The circular ruins -- The book of sand -- The handsomest drowned man in the world -- The labyrinth of solitude -- Invisible cities -- The Communist Manifesto -- Notebook of a return to a native land -- Paradise in the New World -- Ulysses -- A room of one's own -- The drunken boat -- The cardboard house -- Unpacking my library -- Love in the time of cholera -- The book thief -- Extremely loud and incredibly close -- Stories of seeing -- Journey to the moon -- In the time of butterflies -- The devil to pay in the backlands -- The palm-wine drinkard -- Nineteen eighty-four.

Essays. Telling stories / Mario Vargas Llosa -- Denarrations, unbindings / Gerardo Mosquera -- From Mars to Abbotabad or How Barthes, Baudrillard, Obama, Superman, and Osama got seated around the same table / Paco Barragán -- A conversation / Marillá Dardot and Cao Guimarães.