Description: Easton Press leather edition of Jorge Luis Borges's "Ficciones," a COLLECTOR'S edition, one of the GREAT BOOKS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY series, illustrated by Alan Phillips, Edited and with an Introduction by Anthony Kerrigan, published in 1999. COLLECTOR'S NOTES is included. Bound in navy blue leather, the book has baby blue French moire silk end leaves, a satin book marker, hubbed spine, acid-free paper, Symth-sewn binding, gold gilding on three edges---in FINE condition. Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges Acevedo, who lived from 1899 – 1986, was an Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator, as well as a key figure in Spanish-language and international literature. His best-known books, "Ficciones" is a collection of short stories exploring themes of dreams, labyrinths, change, infinity, archives, mirrors, and mythology. Borges's works have contributed to philosophical literature and the fantasy genre, and majorly influenced the magic realism movement in 20th century Latin American literature. Born in Buenos Aires, Borges later moved with his family to Switzerland in 1914, where he studied at the College de Geneve. The family travelled widely in Europe, including Spain. On his return to Argentina in 1921, Borges began publishing his poems and essays in surrealist literary journals. He also worked as a librarian and public lecturer. In 1955, he was appointed director of the National Public Library and professor of English Literature at the University of Buenos Aires. He became completely blind by the age of 55. Scholars have suggested that his progressive blindness helped him to create innovative literary symbols through imagination. By the 1960s, his work was translated and published widely in the United States and Europe. Borges himself was fluent in several languages. In 1961, he came to international attention when he received the first Formentor Prize, which he shared with Samuel Beckett. In 1971, he won the Jerusalem Prize. Writer and essayist J.M. Coetzee said of him: "He, more than anyone, renovated the language of fiction and thus opened the way to a remarkable generation of Spanish-American novelists." 174 pages. I offer combined shipping.
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Binding: Leather
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Publisher: Easton Press Great Books 20th Century
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Subject: Literature & Fiction
Year Printed: 1999
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Illustrator: Alan Phillips
Special Attributes: Luxury Edition
Region: Argentina
Author: Jorge Luis Borges
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Country/Region of Manufacture: Argentina
Topic: Borges Argentina Stories
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