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Borges and the Eternal Orangutans - Community Reviews back

by Luis Fernando Verissimo, Margaret Jull Costa
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Stacia's books
Stacia's books rated it 12 years ago
A complete & utter delight of a book. A Borges style mystery with some Poe, Lovecraft, infinite monkeys, & surrealism thrown in. Verissimo (meaning 'true' in Portuguese) leads you through a labyrinth of mirrors, philosophy, surrealist reasoning, ancient history, & good old-fashioned noir while spinn...
Amadan na Briona
Amadan na Briona rated it 14 years ago
Okay you guys who've been pushing all those "bizarro" novels: take your favorite bizarro author, and Jorge Luis Borges will totally drink his milkshake. Even as a fictional character.Borges wrote what's called "magical realism" nowadays, but while his fans may think "fantasy" is too undignified a la...
cczarneckikernus
cczarneckikernus rated it 15 years ago
Quick, involved murder mystery.
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