Borges and His Fiction: A Guide to His Mind and Art - Hardcover

Bell-Villada, Gene H.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 080781458X ISBN 13: 9780807814581

Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Pr, 1981

Synopsis

A thorough analysis of the Argentinian writer's short stories emphasizes his story-telling abilities and influence on American literature.

About this title

About the Author:

The author of several works of criticism and fiction, Gene H. Bell-Villada is Professor and Chair of Romance Languages at Williams College in Massachusetts.

Review:

From reviews of the first edition: "A compulsively readable account of the life and works of our greatest ... writer of fantasy. With a keen appreciation of Borges himself and a pleasant disregard for the critical cliches, Bell-Villada tells us all we really want to know about the modern master--from pronouncing his name to understanding the stories." New York Daily News "Of the scores of Borges studies by now published in English, Bell-Villada's excellent book stands out as one of the freshest and most generally helpful... Lay readers and specialists alike will find his book a valuable and highly readable companion to Ficciones and El Aleph." --Choice

About this edition

• Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Pr
• Publication date: 1981
• ISBN 10: 080781458X
• ISBN 13: 9780807814581
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 292