Ficciones
$46.26
- Hardcover
200 pages
- Release Date
15 June 1993
Summary
FICTIONS is perhaps the single most mysterious and extraordinary collection of short stories written this century. Influenced by writers as disparate as Lewis Carroll, Stevenson, and Cervantes, Borges is nevertheless a complete original who can turn dry logical puzzles into enchanting fables. The pieces in this volume represent his most accomplished work.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781857151664 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1857151666 |
| Author: | Jorge Luis Borges |
| Publisher: | Everyman |
| Imprint: | Everyman's Library |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 200 |
| Release Date: | 15 June 1993 |
| Weight: | 324g |
| Dimensions: | 211mm x 133mm x 17mm |
| Series: | Everyman’s Library Contemporary Classics |
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Jorge Luis Borges’ mysterious stories broke new ground and transformed literature forever. Everyone should read him, writes. – Jane Ciabattari
About The Author
Jorge Luis Borges
Jorge Luis Borges was born in Buenos Aires in 1899 and was educated in Europe. One of the most widely acclaimed writers of our time, he published many collections of poems, essays and short stories before his death in Geneva in 1986. He was director of the Argentine National Library from 1955 until 1973. Mario Vargas Llosa, in a tribute to Borges, has written- ‘His is a world of clear, pure, and at the same time unusual ideas expressed in words of great directness and restraint. He was a superb storyteller. One reads most of Borges’ tales with the hypnotic interest usually reserved for reading detective fiction…’
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