{"product_id":"selected-non-fictions-paperback","title":"Selected Non-Fictions - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJorge Luis Borges\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEliot Weinberger\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eEsther Allen\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the National Book Critics Circle Award in Criticism\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first comprehensive selection in any language of the non-fiction--much of it appearing here in English for the first time--of \"one of literature's most fertile and original minds\" (\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition with flaps and deckle-edged paper\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt will come as a surprise to many readers that the greater part of Jorge Luis Borges's extraordinary writing was not in the genres of fiction or poetry, but in various forms of non-fiction prose. His thousands of pages of essays, reviews, prologues, lectures, and notes on politics and culture--though revered in Latin America and Europe as among his finest work--have scarcely been translated into English. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eSelected Non-Fictions\u003c\/i\u003e presents a Borges almost entirely unknown to American readers. Here is the dazzling metaphysician speculating on the nature of time and reality and the inventions of heaven and hell, and the almost superhumanly erudite reader of the world's literatures, from Homer to Ray Bradbury, James Joyce to Lady Murasaki. Here, too, the political Borges, taking courageous stands against fascism, antisemitism, and the Perón dictatorship; Borges the movie critic, on \u003ci\u003eKing Kong\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCitizen Kane\u003c\/i\u003e and the Borgesian art of dubbing; and Borges the regular columnist for the Argentine equivalent of the \u003ci\u003eLadies' Home Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, writing hilarious book reviews and capsule biographies of modern writers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Like the Aleph in his famous story--the magical point in a basement in Buenos Aires from which one can view everything in the world--Borges's non-fictions are a vortex for seemingly the entire universe: Dante and Ellery Queen, Shakespeare and the Kabbalah, the history of angels and the history of tango, the Buddha, Bette Davis, and the Dionne Quints. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSelected Non-Fictions\u003c\/i\u003e presents more than 160 of these astonishing writings, from his youthful manifestos to his last meditations on his favorite books. More than a hundred of these pieces have never before appeared in English, and all have been rendered in brilliant new translations by Esther Allen, Suzanne Jill Levine, and Eliot Weinberger. This unique selection presents Borges as at once a deceptively self-effacing guide to the universe and the inventor of a universe that is an indispensable guide to Borges. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 2,000 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJorge Luis Borges \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Buenos Aires in 1989 and was educated in Europe. One of the most widely acclaimed writers of our time, he published many collections of poems, essays, and short stories before his death in Geneva in June 1986. In 1961 Borges shared the International Publisher's prize with Samuel Beckett. The Ingram Merrill Foundation granted him its Annual Literary Award in 1966 for his \"outstanding contribution to literature.\" In 1971 Columbia University awarded him the first of many degrees of Doctor of Letters, \u003ci\u003ehonoris causa \u003c\/i\u003e(eventually the list included both Oxford and Cambridge), that he was to receive from the English-speaking world. In 1971 he also received the fifth biennial Jerusalem Prize and in 1973 was given one of Mexico's most prestigious cultural awards, the Alfonso Reyes Prize. In 1980 he shared with Gerardo Diego the Cervantes Prize, the Spanish world's highest literary accolade. Borges was Director of the Argentine National Library from 1955 until 1973. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEliot Weinberger\u003c\/b\u003e (editor\/co-translator) is an essayist and translator. His books of essays include \u003ci\u003eWorks on Paper\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOutside Stories, Nineteen Ways of Looking at Wang Wei, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKarmic Traces\u003c\/i\u003e. His translations include the \u003ci\u003eCollected Poems 1957-1987 \u003c\/i\u003eof Octavio Paz, Bortes' \u003ci\u003eSeven Nights\u003c\/i\u003e, and Bei Dao's \u003ci\u003eUnlock.\u003c\/i\u003e In 1992, he was named the first recipient of the PEN\/Kolovakos Award for his work promoting Hispanic literature in the United States. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEsther Allen\u003c\/b\u003e (co-translator) has translated numerous works from Spanish and French, including \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Lamentations\u003c\/i\u003e by Rosario Castellanos. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSuzanne Jill Levine\u003c\/b\u003e (co-translator) is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Subversive Scribe\u003c\/i\u003e and the biography \u003ci\u003eManuel Puig and the Spider Woman: His Life and Fictions\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a professor of Latin American literature at the University of California in Santa Barbara, where she also directs a Translation Studies doctoral program. She has translated more than two dozen books, including works by Puig, Cortazar, Donoso, Sarduy, Bioy Casares, and Cabrera Infante.\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 576\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 8.3 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42684531048511,"sku":"9780140290110","price":34.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/a5132debc80f752e9d22702494a7474f.webp?v=1764967807","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/selected-non-fictions-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}