"Pitol is probably one of Mexico's most culturally complex and composite writers. He is certainly the strangest, most unfathomable and eccentric. . . . [His] voice . . . reverberates beyond the margins of his books." -- Valeria Luiselli, author of Faces in the Crowd

"Reading him, one has the impression . . . of being before the greatest writer in the Spanish language in our time." -- Enrique Vila-Matas

"A gorgeous, insight into literature, history, and a life lived through words. Sergio Pitol is one of Mexico's greatest authors." -- Mark Haber, Brazos Bookstore (Houston, Texas)

"Reading Sergio Pitol will make any serious writer want to write--and write better. . . . In Pitol's life and his writing, neither images nor thoughts flow naturally and automatically to their logical associations." -- 3: AM Magazine

"Sergio Pitol is a legendary Mexican writer, whose ability and fame are best explained by noting that he has won both the Herralde and Cervantes Prizes." -- Tony Malone, Tony's Reading List

"Sergio Pitol is not only our best active storyteller, he is also the bravest renovator of our literature."-- Álvaro Enrigue, Letras Libres

"The Art of Flight has none of the obsessive, Proustian detail of Knausgaard, or the metafiction of Lerner. It resists the light-heartedness of Bolaño's depictions of youth and escapades, and the moroseness of Hemingway. Instead, it resembles a cloudy gemstone: at once glimmering and opaque, layered and precise." -- Rosie Clarke, Music & Literature

"The Art of Flight is an homage to the value of stepping out of your comfort zone, to the difficult imperative of staying true to yourself, to living a life consumed with an intense quest for knowledge and perfection, and above all, a paean to a love of life and the power of books." -- Jennifer Smart, The Dallas Observer

"A dense, fascinating world, both familiar and strange, a world where different times, spaces, texts, journeys, ideas, and memories fuse and re-create one another." -- Rafael Lemus, Review: Literature and Arts of the Americas

"The Art of Flight reads like a long overdue celebration for a timeless art form that is constantly changing, constantly reinventing itself through the years, but rest assured, will never die." -- Aaron Westerman, Typographical Era

"The reflections on Pitol's life as a writer are thoroughly enjoyable and, at time[s], gripping." -- Tony Messenger, Messenger's Booker

"The Art of Flight is a book bursting with energy and curiosity. It is a collection of observations, set of diaries, travelogue and much more. It defies categorisation and cannot be summarised. Only experienced." -- Tulika Bahadur, On Art and Aesthetics

"Pitol is an inspiring teacher, and the experience of reading The Journey is akin to conversing with an admired professor, after which one hastily jots down the myriad writers and books mentioned in hopes of retroactively catching up on missed references. It feels like an honor as well to stumble on notes Pitol makes for future novels--as if we're trusted confidants." -- Anne Posten, Words without Borders

"Told in intelligent and warm prose, Pitol once again shows the reader the profound importance of literature and travel in living a meaningful life. Bursting with wisdom and m