The Borges Enigma: Mirrors, Doubles, and Intimate Puzzles (Monografías A, 396)

Cynthia Lucy Stephens

ISBN 10: 185566349X / ISBN 13: 9781855663497

Published by Tamesis Books, 2021

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x, 302 pages : 24 cm. Explores Borges's supreme literary craftsmanship and the intimate puzzles of his fictions. Borges once stated that he had never created a character: 'It's always me, subtly disguised'. This book focuses on the ways in which Borges uses events and experiences from his own life, in order to demonstrate how they become the principal structuring motifs of his work. It aims to show how these experiences, despite being 'heavily disguised', are crucial components of some of Borges's most canonical short stories, particularly from the famous collections Ficciones and El Aleph. Exploring the rich tapestry of symmetries, doubles and allusions and the roles played by translation and the figure of the creator, the book provides new readings of these stories, revealing their hidden personal, emotional and spiritual dimensions. These insights shed fresh light on Borges's supreme literary craftsmanship and the intimate puzzles of his fictions.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Borges Enigma: Mirrors, Doubles, and Intimate Puzzles (Monografías A, 396)
• Publisher: Tamesis Books
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 185566349X
• ISBN 13: 9781855663497
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Literature
  • Latin America

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Synopsis

Explores Borges's supreme literary craftsmanship and the intimate puzzles of his fictions.

Borges once stated that he had never created a character: 'It's always me, subtly disguised'. This book focuses on the ways in which Borges uses events and experiences from his own life, in order to demonstrate how they become the principal structuring motifs of his work. It aims to show how these experiences, despite being 'heavily disguised', are crucial components of some of Borges's most canonical short stories, particularly from the famous collections Ficciones and El Aleph. Exploring the rich tapestry of symmetries, doubles and allusions and the roles played by translation and the figure of the creator, the book provides new readings of these stories, revealing their hidden personal, emotional and spiritual dimensions. These insights shed fresh light on Borges's supreme literary craftsmanship and the intimate puzzles of his fictions.

About the Author

CYNTHIA LUCY STEPHENS is an independent scholar.