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"Jorge Luis Borge's Fictions introduced an entirely new voice into world literature. It is here we find the astonishing accounts of Funes, the man who can forget nothing; the French poet who recreated Don Quixote word for word; the fatal lottery in Babylon; the mysterious planet of Tlon; a...
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Penguin,
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| Publisher Address: | London : |
| Publication Dates: | 2000. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: |
English Spanish |
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Penguin modern classics
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| Summary: |
"Jorge Luis Borge's Fictions introduced an entirely new voice into world literature. It is here we find the astonishing accounts of Funes, the man who can forget nothing; the French poet who recreated Don Quixote word for word; the fatal lottery in Babylon; the mysterious planet of Tlon; and the library containing every possible book in the whole universe. Here too are the philosophical detective stories and the haunting tales of Irish revolutionaries, gaucho knife fights and dreams within dreams which proved so influential (and yet impossible to imitate). This collection was eventually to bring Borges international fame; over fifty years later, it remains endlessly intriguing."--Book cover. |
| Item Description: |
These translations originally published in Collected fictions: United States : Viking Penguin, 1998. Short stories. |
| Carrier Form: | 178 pages ; 20 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780141183848 (paperback) : 0141183845 (paperback) |
| Index Number: | PQ7797 |
| CLC: | I783.45 |
| Call Number: | I783.45/B732-4 |
| Contents: |
Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis tertius -- The approach to Al-Mu'tasim -- Pierre Menard, author of the Quixote -- The circular ruins -- The lottery in Babylon -- A survey of the works of Herbert Quain -- The library of Babel -- The garden of forking paths -- Funes, his memory -- The shape of the sword -- The theme of the traitor and the hero -- Death and the compass -- The secret miracle -- Three versions of Judas -- The end -- The cult of the phoenix -- The south. |