Manolo says, the Manolo’s internet friend the writer Marta Acosta, author of the Milagro de los Santos series comedic vampire books, has the few words to say about the Manolo’s new short work, The Consolation of the Shoes. The 48-page story is delightfully absurd, but it is far too affectionate to be considered a parody of Boethius’s The Consolation of Philosophy. (I’d call it an homage.) The writing is deft and graceful, a pleasure to read. I’m dying to know the true identity of this writer and hope that he will publish a novel soon. […] I’ve narrowed him down…

Manolo says, the Academics have finally gotten their hands on the Manolo’s short work The Consolation of the Shoes, here is part of the Professor Nokes’s review. The honest truth is that I thought the whole thing was a hoax. Manolo the Shoeblogger had, supposedly, written a book called The Consolation of Shoes, an obvious parody (homage?) to Boethius’s Consolation of Philosophy. It even had an introduction by the deliciously over-the-top character Herr Professor Doktor Boethius von Korncrake. Then Manolo sent me a *.pdf copy of his book, and I’ll be darned if it isn’t a real thing: a book-length…