{"product_id":"ficciones-paperback","title":"Ficciones - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJorge Luis Borges\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAnthony Kerrigan\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAnthony Bonner\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe seventeen pieces in \u003cem\u003eFicciones\u003c\/em\u003e demonstrate the gargantuan powers of imagination, intelligence, and style of one of the greatest writers of this or any other century. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBorges sends us on a journey into a compelling, bizarre, and profoundly resonant realm; we enter the fearful sphere of Pascal's abyss, the surreal and literal labyrinth of books, and the iconography of eternal return. More playful and approachable than the fictions themselves are Borges's Prologues, brief elucidations that offer the uninitiated a passageway into the whirlwind of Borges's genius and mirror the precision and potency of his intellect and inventiveness, his piercing irony, his skepticism, and his obsession with fantasy. To enter the worlds in Ficciones is to enter the mind of Jorge Luis Borges, wherein lies Heaven, Hell, and everything in between.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJORGE LUIS BORGES\u003c\/strong\u003e was born into an intellectual family in Buenos Aires, in 1899. During his youth, the family lived in several countries including Spain and Switzerland. Because of his British ancestry, Borges learned English before Spanish, yet also acquired French and German at a young age. After World War I, Borges returned to Buenos Aires where he began his literary career, publishing in periodicals such as the prestigious \u003cem\u003eMartin Fierro\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSur\u003c\/em\u003e. In 1923, Borges published his first collection of poetry, entitled \u003cem\u003eFervor de Buenos Aires\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 180\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 1994\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42723106095167,"sku":"9780802130303","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/e72edcdf4ed6a23f49350c05a0f3ecfc.webp?v=1765098032","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/ficciones-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}