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“It’s a collection of various short pieces written around the middle of Borges’s career—mostly fictions but not only fictions. It’s a wonderful selection, very philosophical. Borges is more a creator than an observer of worlds…” Read more...
The best books on Philosophical Wonder
Eric Schwitzgebel, Philosopher
“No writer embodied libraries more than the immobile, blind Argentine, Jorge Luis Borges.” Read more...
Bruce Chatwin: Books that Influenced Him
Nicholas Shakespeare, Biographer
“If you are going to think about Latin American literature, Borges is always a good place to start. This is an anthology that includes a number of his famous short stories and also some key essays.” Read more...
The Best Latin American Novels
John King, Literary Scholar
Our most recommended books
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The Adventures of China Iron
by Gabriela Cabezón Cámara, translated by Fiona Mackintosh and Iona Macintyre -
Confession
by Martín Kohan, translated by Daniel Hahn -
Doctor Brodie’s Report
by Jorge Luis Borges -
The Slaughterhouse
by Esteban Echeverria -
Fever Dream: A Novel
by Samanta Schweblin, translated by Megan McDowell -
Eartheater: A Novel
by Dolores Reyes, translated by Julia Sanches
