Fictions
Borges, Jorge Luis, 1899-19862000
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"Jorge Luis Borge's Fictions introduced an entirely new voice into world literature. It is here we find the astonishing accounts of Funes, the man who can forget nothing; the French poet who recreated Don Quixote word for word; the fatal lottery in Babylon; the mysterious planet of Tlon; and the library containing every possible book in the whole universe. Here too are the philosophical detective stories and the haunting tales of Irish revolutionaries, gaucho knife fights and dreams within dreams which proved so influential (and yet impossible to imitate). This collection was eventually to bring Borges international fame; over fifty years later, it remains endlessly intriguing." -- Book cover.
Main title:
Fictions / Jorge Luis Borges ; translated with an afterword by Andrew Hurley.
Author:
Borges, Jorge Luis, 1899-1986, authorHurley, Andrew, 1944-, translator, author of afterword, colophon, etc
Work:
Imprint:
London : Penguin Books, 2000.©1998
Collation:
178 pages ; 20 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
These translations originally published in Collected fictions: United States : Viking Penguin, 1998.Short stories.Translated from the Spanish.
Contents:
FICTIONS. The garden of forking paths. Tion, Uqbar, Orbis tertius -- The approach to Al-Mu'tasim -- Pierre Menard, author of the Quixote -- The circular ruins -- The lottery in Babylon -- A survey of the works of Herbert Quain -- The library of Babel -- The garden of forking paths -- ARTIFICES. Funes, his memory -- The shape of the sword -- The theme of the traitor and the hero -- Death and the compass -- The secret miracle -- Three versions of Judas -- The end -- The cult of the phoenix -- The south.
ISBN:
9780714509570071450957497801411838489780141183848 (paperback)
Dewey class:
863.6
Language:
EnglishSpanish
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Subject:
BRN:
30728
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Library | Fiction | BORG | On loan - Due: 26 Jun 2026 |
| East Melbourne Library | Fiction | BORG | On loan - Due: 08 Jul 2026 |
| Kathleen Syme Carlton | Fiction | BORG | On loan - Due: 09 Jul 2026 |