Labyrinths; selected stories and other writings [translated from the Spanish]; (Penguin modern classics) - Softcover

Jorge Luis Borges

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140029818 ISBN 13: 9780140029819

Publisher: Penguin, 1970

Synopsis

A collection of short stories, essays and parables.

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Review:

If Jorge Luis Borges had been a computer scientist, he probably would have invented hypertext and the World Wide Web.

Instead, being a librarian and one of the world's most widely read people, he became the leading practitioner of a densely layered imaginistic writing style that has been imitated throughout this century, but has no peer (although Umberto Eco sometimes comes close, especially in Name of the Rose).

Borges's stories are redolent with an intelligence, wealth of invention, and a tight, almost mathematically formal style that challenge with mysteries and paradoxes revealed only slowly after several readings. Highly recommended to anyone who wants their imagination and intellect to be aswarm with philosophical plots, compelling conundrums, and a wealth of real and imagined literary references derived from an infinitely imaginary library.

About the Author:

Jorge Luis Borges (1890-1982), Argentine poet, critic, and short-story writer, revolutionized modern literature. He was completely blind when appointed the head of Argentina’s National Library.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 1970
• ISBN 10: 0140029818
• ISBN 13: 9780140029819
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288