On Writing Paperback - 2010
by Jorge Luis Borges; Suzanne Jill Levine (Editor); Introduction by Suzanne Jill Levine
In the tradition of such writing guides as "The Writing Life" by Annie Dillard, "On Writing" is a master class in the art by one of its most distinguished and innovative practitioners. Now available for the first time in an English-language edition.
Summary
Borges' On Writing is designed to offer a comprehensive and balanced account of the evolution of Borges' thinking on the craft of writing, an intense and perennial concern of his. Borges had a remarkable impact on writers in the USA, Britain, Italy, France and many other countries. His essays were perceived to have anticipated some of the principal topics of modern literary theory, from Russian formalism through to poststructuralism and postmodernism.
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- Title On Writing
- Author Jorge Luis Borges; Suzanne Jill Levine (Editor); Introduction by Suzanne Jill Levine
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 192
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Group, New York
- Date 2010-06-29
- Features Bibliography, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780143105725 / 0143105728
- Weight 0.35 lbs (0.16 kg)
- Dimensions 7.68 x 5.06 x 0.53 in (19.51 x 12.85 x 1.35 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Borges, Jorge Luis, Borges, Jorge Luis - Knowledge - Literature
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2010011189
- Dewey Decimal Code 864.62
Media reviews
Citations
- Publishers Weekly, 08/16/2010, Page 0
- Reference and Research Bk News, 11/01/2010, Page 291
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