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Ficciones / Fictions - by Jorge Luis Borges (Paperback)

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  • "Probablemente el mayor escritor que haya nacido en Latinoamérica.
  • About the Author: Jorge Luis Borges nació en 1899 en Buenos Aires.
  • 224 Pages
  • Fiction + Literature Genres, Short Stories (single author)

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About the Book



First published in 1945, his "Ficciones" compressed several centuries' worth of philosophy and poetry into 17 tiny, unclassifiable pieces of prose. Borges offered up diabolical tigers, imaginary encyclopedias, ontological detective stories, and scholarly commentaries on nonexistent books, and in the process exploded all previous notions of genre.



Book Synopsis



"Probablemente el mayor escritor que haya nacido en Latinoamérica."--Roberto Bolaño

"Pensé en un laberinto de laberintos, en un sinuoso laberinto creciente que abarcara el pasado y el porvenir y que implicara de algún modo los astros". --Jorge Luis Borges

Ficciones es quizá el libro más reconocido de Jorge Luis Borges, compuesto por los libros El jardín de senderos que se bifurcan y Artificios, ambos considerados piezas fundamentales del universo borgiano. Entre los cuentos que aquí se reúnen hay algunos de corte policial como "La muerte y la brújula", la historia de un detective que investiga el asesinato de un rabino; otros sobre libros imaginarios como "Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius", una extraordinaria reflexión sobre la literatura y su influencia en el mundo físico; y muchos pertenecientes al género fantástico como "El Sur", acaso su mejor relato, en palabras del mismo autor.

Fascinante y sorprendente, Ficciones le brinda al lector un mundo de reflexiones sobre las convenciones de lectura y el modo de entender la realidad.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

Jorge Luis Borges has been called the greatest Spanish-language writer of our century.

From Jorge Luis Borges's 1935 debut with The Universal History of Iniquity, through his immensely influential collections Ficciones and The Aleph, these enigmatic, elaborate, imaginative inventions display Borges' talent for turning fiction on its head by playing with form and genre and toying with language. Together these incomparable works comprise the perfect compendium for all those who have long loved Borges, and a superb introduction to the master's work for those who have yet to discover this singular genius.



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"Probablemente el mayor escritor que haya nacido en Latinoamérica". --Roberto Bolaño



About the Author



Jorge Luis Borges nació en 1899 en Buenos Aires. En 1914 se mudó con su familia a Suiza y vivió también en España, donde comenzó a publicar en distintas revistas literarias. En 1921, de regreso en Buenos Aires, participó activamente de la vida cultural del momento; fundó las revistas Prisma y Proa, y firmó el primer manifiesto ultraísta. En 1923 publicó su libro de poesía Fervor de Buenos Aires y en 1935, Historia universal de la infamia. En las décadas siguientes, su obra crece: publica diversos libros de poesía, cuento y ensayo, así como numerosos trabajos en colaboración. Fue presidente de la Sociedad Argentina de Escritores, director de la Biblioteca Nacional, miembro de la Academia Argentina de Letras, profesor universitario y conferencista. Entre los premios que obtuvo, cabe destacar el Premio Nacional de Literatura, el Formentor y el Cervantes. Considerado uno de los más importantes autores en lengua hispana de todos los tiempos, recibió el título de doctor honoris causa de las universidades de Columbia, Yale, Oxford, Michigan, Santiago de Chile, La Sorbona y Harvard. Falleció en Ginebra en 1986.
Dimensions (Overall): 7.8 Inches (H) x 5.1 Inches (W) x .6 Inches (D)
Weight: .3 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 224
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Short Stories (single author)
Publisher: Vintage Espanol
Format: Paperback
Author: Jorge Luis Borges
Language: Spanish
Street Date: September 4, 2012
TCIN: 77017619
UPC: 9780307950925
Item Number (DPCI): 247-24-7278
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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