the aleph and other stories: 1933-1969
by jorge luis borges
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- ISBN 10
- 0525051546
- ISBN 13
- 9780525051541
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About This Item
book of short stories by argentine writer jose luis borges written in his self-described "fantastic genre." the titular work, "the aleph," presents the concept of infinite time while describing a point in space that contains all other points in space. edited and translated by norman thomas di giovanni.
new york: ep dutton & co. isbn: 0-525-05154-6. 286 pages. 6x9.85". hardcover. bound in cloth covered boards. book condition: milf shelfwear. bookplate to front endpaper. fine. jacket condition: closed tears to head of spine. fine.
Synopsis
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 plotting vengeance on her father’s “killer,” and a man awaiting his assassin in a Buenos Aires guest house. This volume also contains the hauntingly brief vignettes about literary imagination and personal identity collected in The Maker, which Borges wrote as failing eyesight and public fame began to undermine his sense of self.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 960
- Title
- the aleph and other stories: 1933-1969
- Author
- jorge luis borges
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0525051546
- ISBN 13
- 9780525051541
- Publisher
- ep dutton & co
- Place of Publication
- new york
- Date Published
- 1970
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