A Universal History of Iniquity
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- Paperback
112 pages
- Release Date
28 September 2006
Summary
‘One of the most remarkable artists of our age.’ MARIO VARGAS LLOSA
Borges’ first collection of stories (1935). In his writing, Borges always combined high seriousness with a wicked sense of fun. Here he reveals his delight in re-creating (or making up) colorful stories from the Orient, the Islamic world, and the Wild West, as well as his horrified fascination with knife fights, political and personal betrayal, and bloodthirsty revenge. Sparkling with the sheer exuberant pleasure of s…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141183855 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141183853 |
| Author: | Jorge Luis Borges, Andrew Hurley |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 112 |
| Release Date: | 28 September 2006 |
| Weight: | 93g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 7mm |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
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Hurley’s efforts at retranslating Borges are not anything but heroic. His versions are clear, elegant, crystalline. (Ilan Stavans, “The Times Literary Supplement”) [Borges?s] stories often take the outer form of some genre from popular literature, a form proved by long usage, which creates almost mythical structures. (Italo Calvino)
Hurley s efforts at retranslating Borges are not anything but heroic. His versions are clear, elegant, crystalline. (Ilan Stavans, “The Times Literary Supplement”) [Borges s] stories often take the outer form of some genre from popular literature, a form proved by long usage, which creates almost mythical structures. (Italo Calvino)
Hurleyas efforts at retranslating Borges are not anything but heroic. His versions are clear, elegant, crystalline. (Ilan Stavans, “The Times Literary Supplement”) [Borgesas] stories often take the outer form of some genre from popular literature, a form proved by long usage, which creates almost mythical structures. (Italo Calvino)
Hurleys efforts at retranslating Borges are not anything but heroic. His versions are clear, elegant, crystalline. (Ilan Stavans, “The Times Literary Supplement”) [Borgess] stories often take the outer form of some genre from popular literature, a form proved by long usage, which creates almost mythical structures. (Italo Calvino)
”[Borges’s] stories often take the outer form of some genre from popular literature, a form proved by long usage, which creates almost mythical structures.”
About The Author
Jorge Luis Borges
JORGE LUIS BORGES (1899-1986) is the author of the short story collections THE ALEPH, FICTIONS, BRODIE’S REPORT, A UNIVERSAL HISTORY OF INFAMY and THE BOOK OF IMAGINARY BEINGS. He is also the author of SELECTED POEMS and THE TOTAL LIBRARY, a selection of his non-fiction.
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