Labyrinths. Selected Stories and Other Writings - Jorge Luis Borges • BookLikes (ISBN:9780141184845)

Labyrinths. Selected Stories and Other Writings

by: Jorge Luis Borges (author)

Jorge Luis Borges was a literary spellbinder whose gripping tales of magic, mystery and murder are shot through with deep philosophical paradoxes. This collection brings together many of his stories, including the celebrated "The Library of Babel", "The Garden of Forking Paths", "Funes the Memorious" and "Pierre Menard Author of the Quixote". In Later life, dogged by increasing blindness, Borges used essays and brief tantalizing parables to explore the enigmas of time, identity and imagination. Playful and disturbing scholarly and seductive, his is a haunting and utterly distinctive voice.

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Format: papier

ISBN: 9780141184845

Publish date: 11 grudnia 2007

Publisher: Penguin

Pages no: 284

Edition language: English

Category:

Fantasy, Classics, Writing, Essays, Literature, Cultural, Literary Fiction, 20th Century, Philosophy, Magical Realism, Short Stories, Latin American

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Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges not only possessed one mouthful of a name but a great literary talent. There is much that could be criticised in his manner and style, in many of his pieces his 'fictions' come across as formulaic, mathematical and structured, which at times fails to allow emotion...

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Call them science fiction, fantasy or magical realism if you like but make sure you also call these stories wonderful! I'm already a fan of shorts stories but I'm not exactly a fan of reviewing them, mainly because there are stinkers among the gems but I found none in this collection.Considering ea...

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My first Borges book, or shall I say, "My first Borges experience!"Labyrinths is broken down to three sections: Fictions, Essays, and Parables. It starts complicated enough with the first story, and despite the false appearance to grow simpler, it gets more complicated as the book progresses. These ...

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