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Full of philosophical puzzles and supernatural surprises, these stories contain some of Borges's most fully realized human characters. With uncanny insight he takes us inside the minds of an unrepentant Nazi, an imprisoned Mayan priest, fanatical Christian theologians, a woman... Read Full Overview

"Uno de los artistas contempor neos m s memorables... La deuda que tenemos contra da con l quienes escribimos en espa ol es enorme." --Mario Vargas Llosa Considerado uno de los escritores m s influyentes del siglo XX en cualquier idioma, la obra de Jorge Luis Borges contin a... Read Full Overview

"Uno de los artistas contemporáneos más memorables... La deuda que tenemos contraída con él quienes escribimos en español es enorme". --Mario Vargas Llosa Considerado uno de los escritores más influyentes del siglo XX en cualquier idioma, la obra de Jorge Luis Borges continúa... Read Full Overview

This volume contains 18 tales, including several of Borges' most well-known and acclaimed, such as "The Immortal", "The Theologians", "German Requiem", and "The Wait". They exemplify Borges' inimitable fusion of mathematical thought, metaphysical depth, and poetic feeling.

Borges' stories have a deceptively simple, almost laconic style. In maddeningly ingenious stories that play with the very form of the short story, Borges returns again and again to his themes: dreams, labyrinths, mirrors, infinite libraries, the manipulations of chance, gaucho... Read Full Overview

This volume contains 18 tales, including several of Borges' most well-known and acclaimed, such as "The Immortal", "The Theologians", "German Requiem", and "The Wait". They exemplify Borges' inimitable fusion of mathematical thought, metaphysical depth, and poetic feeling.

This volume contains 18 tales, including several of Borges' most well-known and acclaimed, such as "The Immortal", "The Theologians", "German Requiem", and "The Wait". They exemplify Borges' inimitable fusion of mathematical thought, metaphysical depth, and poetic feeling.