The Latin American Roots of Sontag's Death Kit: Borges, Machado, Cortázar, and Clarice.

The article delves into Susan Sontag acquaintance with Latin American writers Borges and Machado de Assis, asserting that Machado's influence on her novel "Death Kit" surpassed that of Borges. It explores the impact of Borges, Cortazar, and Lispector on various elements of "Death Kit," such as the interplay of dreams and reality, narrative ambiguity, and the exploration of linguistic labyrinths.