Ficciones / Fictions
Ficciones / Fictions by Jorge Luis Borges is a reprint edition published by PRH Grupo Editorial on September 4, 2012, featuring 224 pages in Spanish. This collection is one of Borges’s most recognized works, combining stories from his earlier books, El jardín de senderos que se bifurcan and Artificios. The narratives within explore various themes, including detective fiction, imaginary books, and elements of the fantastic, offering readers a glimpse into Borges’s intricate literary universe.
Readers will encounter a range of stories that challenge conventional understanding of reality and literature. Notable tales include “La muerte y la brújula,” which follows a detective investigating a rabbi’s murder, and “Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius,” a profound reflection on the impact of literature on the physical world. Ficciones presents a captivating exploration of literary conventions and invites readers to reflect on the nature of storytelling and its influence.
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“Probablemente el mayor escritor que haya nacido en Latinoamérica.”—Roberto Bolaño
“Pensé en un laberinto de laberintos, en un sinuoso laberinto creciente que abarcara el pasado y el porvenir y que implicara de algún modo los astros”. —Jorge Luis Borges
Ficciones es quizá el libro más reconocido de Jorge Luis Borges, compuesto por los libros El jardín de senderos que se bifurcan y Artificios, ambos considerados piezas fundamentales del universo borgiano. Entre los cuentos que aquí se reúnen hay algunos de corte policial como “La muerte y la brújula”, la historia de un detective que investiga el asesinato de un rabino; otros sobre libros imaginarios como “Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius”, una extraordinaria reflexión sobre la literatura y su influencia en el mundo físico; y muchos pertenecientes al género fantástico como “El Sur”, acaso su mejor relato, en palabras del mismo autor.
Fascinante y sorprendente, Ficciones le brinda al lector un mundo de reflexiones sobre las convenciones de lectura y el modo de entender la realidad.
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Jorge Luis Borges has been called the greatest Spanish-language writer of our century.
From Jorge Luis Borges’s 1935 debut with The Universal History of Iniquity, through his immensely influential collections Ficciones and The Aleph, these enigmatic, elaborate, imaginative inventions display Borges’ talent for turning fiction on its head by playing with form and genre and toying with language. Together these incomparable works comprise the perfect compendium for all those who have long loved Borges, and a superb introduction to the master’s work for those who have yet to discover this singular genius.
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