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Conversations, Volume 1
Jorge Luis Borges
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Description for Conversations, Volume 1
Paperback. Translator(s): Wilson, Jason. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 408.
Buddhism, love, Henry James, and the tango are just a few of the topics Jorge Luis Borges, Argentina's master writer, and extraordinary conversationalist, discusses in the first volume of the remarkable new series, Conversations. The eighty-four-year-old blind man's wit is unending and results in lively and insightful discussions that configure a loose autobiography of a subtle, teasing mind. Borges' favorite concepts such as time and dreaming are touched upon, but these dialogues are not a true memoir, they are unrestricted conversations about life at present. The Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator, contributed immensely to twentieth-century literature, and more ... Read more
Buddhism, love, Henry James, and the tango are just a few of the topics Jorge Luis Borges, Argentina's master writer, and extraordinary conversationalist, discusses in the first volume of the remarkable new series, Conversations. The eighty-four-year-old blind man's wit is unending and results in lively and insightful discussions that configure a loose autobiography of a subtle, teasing mind. Borges' favorite concepts such as time and dreaming are touched upon, but these dialogues are not a true memoir, they are unrestricted conversations about life at present. The Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator, contributed immensely to twentieth-century literature, and more ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Greenford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857423986
SKU
V9780857423986
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About Jorge Luis Borges
Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986), Argentine writer, poet and philosopher, is best known for his books Ficciones and The Aleph. Osvaldo Ferrari is a poet, essayist and university professor. Jason Wilson is emeritus professor of Latin American literature at the University College London. He is the author of Octavio Paz: A Study of His Poetics, An A-Z of Modern Latin American ... Read more
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