Ficciones by Jorge Luis Borges (English) Paperback Book

Description: Ficciones by Jorge Luis Borges, Anthony Kerrigan, Anthony Bonner The seventeen pieces in "Ficciones" demonstrate the whirlwind of Borges's genius and mirror the precision and potency of his intellect and inventiveness, his piercing irony, his skepticism, and his obsession with fantasy. Borges sends us on a journey into a compelling, bizarre, and profoundly resonant realm; we enter the fearful sphere of Pascal's abyss, the surreal and literal labyrinth of books, and the iconography of eternal return. To enter the worlds in "Ficciones" is to enter the mind of Jorge Luis Borges, wherein lies Heaven, Hell, and everything in between. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The seventeen pieces in Ficciones demonstrate the whirlwind of Borgess genius and mirror the precision and potency of his intellect and inventiveness, his piercing irony, his skepticism, and his obsession with fantasy. Borges sends us on a journey into a compelling, bizarre, and profoundly resonant realm; we enter the fearful sphere of Pascals abyss, the surreal and literal labyrinth of books, and the iconography of eternal return. To enter the worlds in Ficciones is to enter the mind of Jorge Luis Borges, wherein lies Heaven, Hell, and everything in between. Back Cover The seventeen pieces in Ficciones demonstrate the whirlwind of Borgess genius and mirror the precision and potency of his intellect and inventiveness, his piercing irony, his skepticism, and his obsession with fantasy. Borges sends us on a journey into a compelling, bizarre, and profoundly resonant realm; we enter the fearful sphere of Pascals abyss, the surreal and literal labyrinth of books, and the iconography of eternal return. To enter the worlds in Ficciones is to enter the mind of Jorge Luis Borges, wherein lies Heaven, Hell, and everything in between. Author Biography JORGE LUIS BORGES was born into an intellectual family in Buenos Aires, in 1899. During his youth, the family lived in several countries including Spain and Switzerland. Because of his British ancestry, Borges learned English before Spanish, yet also acquired French and German at a young age. After World War I, Borges returned to Buenos Aires where he began his literary career, publishing in periodicals such as the prestigious Martin Fierro and Sur. In 1923, Borges published his first collection of poetry, entitled Fervor de Buenos Aires. Review Praise for Ficciones: "Without Borges the modern Latin American novel simply would not exist." —Carlos Fuentes"In resounding the note of the marvelous last struck in English by Wells and Chesterson, in permitting infinity to enter and distort his imagination, [Borges] has lifted fiction away from the flat earth where most of our novels and short stories still take place." —John Updike"These brief Ficciones have to be read one at a time, and slowly; then they throb with uncanny and haunting power." —The Atlantic Monthly"Borges is the most important Spanish-language writer since Cervantes." —Mario Vargas Llosa"[Borges] engages the heart as well as the intelligence; his genius strikes, undismayed as Theseus, through the labyrinths of our life and time to the accomplishment of new, inspiring and stunningly beautiful work." —John Barth"One of the finest, subtlest, and least appreciated of comedians…[Borges is] a central fact of Western culture." —The Washington Post Book World"Borgess composed, carefully wrought, gnarled style is at once the means of his art and its object—his way of ordering and giving meaning to the bizarre and terrifying world he creates: it is a brilliant, burnished instrument, and it is quite adequate to the extreme demands his baroque imagination makes of it . . . . Absolutely and most vividly original." —Saturday Review Long Description The seventeen pieces in Ficciones demonstrate the whirlwind of Borgess genius and mirror the precision and potency of his intellect and inventiveness, his piercing irony, his skepticism, and his obsession with fantasy. Borges sends us on a journey into a compelling, bizarre, and profoundly resonant realm; we enter the fearful sphere of Pascals abyss, the surreal and literal labyrinth of books, and the iconography of eternal return. To enter the worlds in Ficciones is to enter the mind of Jorge Luis Borges, wherein lies Heaven, Hell, and everything in between. Review Quote Without Borges the modern Latin American novel simply would not exist." Details ISBN0802130305 Author Anthony Bonner Short Title FICCIONES Pages 180 Language English ISBN-10 0802130305 ISBN-13 9780802130303 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY FIC Year 1994 Imprint Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Birth 1899 Death 1986 Residence AG Translator Anthony Bonner Edited by Anthony Kerrigan DOI 10.1604/9780802130303 NZ Release Date 1994-03-17 US Release Date 1994-03-17 UK Release Date 1994-03-17 Publisher Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press Publication Date 1994-03-17 Audience Undergraduate AU Release Date 1994-04-10 Illustrations Illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:2624985;

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