Six Problems for Don Isidro Parodi

Summary

In the book «Six Problems for Don Isidro Parodi», Jorge Luis Borges and Adolfo Bioy Casares, with elegance and irony, create a parodic detective world centered around Don Isidro Parodi—a sharp-witted sleuth confined to a prison cell. Despite his shackles, his mind remains free and keen: people from all walks of life come to him for help, bringing tangled stories full of mysteries, half-truths, and absurd circumstances. The six enigmatic cases, each a subtle play on the genre, are rich with allusions, satire, and literary references. Parodi, never leaving his cell, unravels the knots of human passions and ridiculous intrigues, exposing both the comic and the tragic in the nature of crime. This book is a witty and brilliant deconstruction of the classic detective story, where beneath the apparent lightness lies a profound meditation on literature, truth, and human nature.