Jorge Luis Borges

"Yo vivo, yo me dejo vivir, para que Borge pueda tramar su literatura y esa literatura me justifica". --De "Borges y yo" Considerado por el mismo Borges como su libro m s personal, El hacedor explora la relaci n entre el mundo interior y exterior del artista, el misterioso espacio entre sus sue os y la vida real. Un maravilloso cruce de g neros y tem ticas, los relatos, ensayos y poemas de esta colecci n reflejan muchas de las preocupaciones centrales que recorren toda la obra borgiana. En fascinantes escritos como "Di logo sobre un di logo", "La trama", "Dreamtigers", y "Borges y yo", entre otros muchos, Borges examina la serenidad de la mente creativa, el espect culo de su figura p blica, y mira hacia el m s all el mundo eterno en el que sus libros continuar n dialogando con la literatura universal mucho despu s de que l mismo haya desaparecido. Valorado por la cr tica como una de las obras m s importantes del siglo xx, El hacedor es un extraordinario ejemplo del poder del maestro argentino, el alcance de su visi n creativa y su inagotable contribuci n a la literatura.

"Probablemente el mayor escritor que haya nacido en Latinoam rica."--Roberto Bola o "Pens en un laberinto de laberintos, en un sinuoso laberinto creciente que abarcara el pasado y el porvenir y que implicara de alg n modo los astros". --Jorge Luis Borges Ficciones es quiz el libro m s reconocido de Jorge Luis Borges, compuesto por los libros El jard n de senderos que se bifurcan y Artificios, ambos considerados piezas fundamentales del universo borgiano. Entre los cuentos que aqu se re nen hay algunos de corte policial como "La muerte y la br jula", la historia de un detective que investiga el asesinato de un rabino; otros sobre libros imaginarios como "Tl n, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius", una extraordinaria reflexi n sobre la literatura y su influencia en el mundo f sico; y muchos pertenecientes al g nero fant stico 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. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION 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.

"Uno de los artistas contempor neos m s memorables... La deuda que tenemos contra da con l quienes escribimos en espa ol es enorme". --Mario Vargas Llosa Considerado uno de los escritores m s influyentes del siglo XX en cualquier idioma, la obra de Jorge Luis Borges contin a inspirando a nuevas generaciones de lectores gracias al deslumbrante poder de sus im genes y la inmensa profundidad de sus temas. Originalmente publicada en 1949, esta colecci n re ne dieciocho relatos entre los que se encuentra algunos de los m s admirados cuentos de la literatura: "El Aleph", la cl sica historia de una resplandeciente esfera en la que confluyen de un modo asombroso todos los tiempos y todos los espacios en el universo; "El Zahir", una fascinante reflexi n sobre la obsesi n, Borges narra la historia de un objeto que inspira la fascinaci n inmediata de todos aquellos que lo ven hasta consumir su atenci n y realidad completa; y "El Inmortal", un inquietante viaje a trav s de la Ciudad de los Inmortales, un laber ntico mundo en el que todo, incluso los edificios y las escaleras, aparece ca ticamente irregular o invertido. Juntos, estos dieciocho relatos, cada uno singularmente original y complejo a su manera, representan una pieza clave en el museo de la obra del maestro argentino, as como en los anales de la literatura universal. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Full of philosophical puzzles and supernatural surprises, these stories contain some of Borges's most fully realized human characters. With uncanny insight he takes us inside the minds of an unrepentant Nazi, an imprisoned Mayan priest, fanatical Christian theologians, a woman plotting vengeance on her father's "killer," and a man awaiting his assassin in a Buenos Aires guest house. The Aleph, describes a point in space that contains all other spaces at once. The work also presents the idea of infinite time. Borges writes in the original afterword, dated May 3, 1949 (Buenos Aires), that most of the stories belong to the genre of fantasy, mentioning themes such as identity and immortality. Borges added four new stories to the collection in the 1952 edition, for which he provided a brief postscript to the afterword.

"A veces creo que los buenos lectores son cisnes aun m s tenebrosos y singulares que los buenos autores". --Jorge Luis Borges En su primer libro de ficci n, Borges trabaja con biograf as de ladrones y rufianes verdaderos; personajes traidores y a veces tambi n heroicos. Aqu est n, entre otros, Lazarus Morell, redentor de esclavos; el impostor Tom Castro, hijo perdido y encontrado; y la viuda y pirata Ching, h bil en el saqueo de altamar. A estos le siguen "Hombre de la esquina rosada", uno de sus relatos m s celebrados; y "Etc tera", un testimonio de sus incontables lecturas. Relatos que juegan a falsear y alterar historias ajenas, infundidos con el puro placer de contar cuentos, Historia universal de la infamia anunci la llegada de una voz literaria totalmente original. "No hay nadie como Borges". --The New York Times ENGLISH DESCRIPTION A Universal History of Infamy, the first of Borges' four volumes of short stories, was originally published in an Argentine newspaper of the 1930s. As well as chronicling the lives of famous or little-known villains, Borges perpetrates a literary hoax or two, a technique for which he later won acclaim. The collection also includes the popular 'Streetcorner Man', Borges' earliest short story. The volume was conceived by Borges to be no more than light entertainment. Yet after it appeared in 1935 its influences on the fiction of Latin America was so profound that its publication date bcame a landmark in the history of Latin American literature. "I love his work because every one of his pieces contains a model of the universe or an attribute of the universe . . . because his stories often take the outer form of some genre from popular literature, a form proved by long usage, which creates almost mythical structures." -Italo Calvino

La obra po tica completa del maestro argentino en un solo volumen Adem s de extraordinario narrador y ensayista, Jorge Luis Borges fue un excelente poeta. De hecho, puede decirse que la poes a es el alma de su obra. Indisociable de sus cuentos y ensayos, estos poemas son parte indispensable del universo borgiano y constituyen una indagaci n paralela a los asuntos que siempre le apasionaron: los libros, la memoria, los laberintos, los espejos, el amor o la eternidad. De los poemas que integran esta fant stica colecci n cabe destacar "El mar", "Arte po tica", "El laberinto", "L mites" y su primer libro de poes a Fervor de Buenos Aires, entre otros muchos. Due o de un fino o do y una impresionante capacidad para crear im genes memorables, Borges revive en sus grandes poemas la intensidad que recorre la gran tradici n occidental desde Homero hasta Eliot. En palabras del propio Borges: "Ajedrez misterioso la poes a, cuyo tablero y cuyas piezas cambian como en un sue o y sobre el cual me inclinar despu s de haber muerto". "La deuda que tenemos contra da con l quienes escribimos en espa ol es enorme". --Mario Vargas Llosa ENGLISH DESCRIPTIONThe complete poetic work of the Argentine master gathered in one single volume. Besides being an extraordinary storyteller and essayist, Jorge Luis Borges was an excellent poet. In fact, it can be said that poetry is the soul of his work. Together with his stories and essays, these poems are an crucial part of the Borgesian universe and make up a parallel inquiry to the issues that always fascinated him: books, memory, labyrinths, mirrors, love, or eternity. Among the poems that make up this fantastic collection include "The Sea", "The Art of Poetry", "The Labyrinth", "Limits" and his first book of poetry Fervor of Buenos Aires, among many others. Having had a fine ear and an impressive capacity to create memorable images, Borges relives in his great poems the intensity that runs through the great Western traditions, from Homer to Eliot. In Borges' own words: "Poetry is a mysterious chess game, whose board and whose pieces change as if in a dream and on which I will lean after I die."

Jorge Luis Borges berömmelse vilar framför allt på två böcker, den fiktiva essäistiken i samlingarna Ficcones från 1944 och El Aleph från 1949. Först nu föreligger de i kompletta svenska översättningar, Fiktioner som kom ut 2007 och Alefen som kommer i höst. Förord Lotta Lotass.

In this collection of wise, witty and fascinating essays, Borges discusses the existence (or non-existence) of Hell, the flaws in English literary detectives, the philosophy of contradictions, and the many translators of 1001 Nights. Varied and enthralling, these pieces examine the very nature of our lives, from cinema and books to history and religion. GREAT IDEAS. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are.

An unprecedented collection of the visionary Argentine writer's meditations on the mystical realm Jorge Luis Borges immersed himself and his readers in metaphysical fantasies--playing reason against faith, belief against logic. His profound knowledge of eastern religions was an endless source of inspiration for his writing. On Mysticism--edited by Borges's widow, Maria Kodama--brings together a stunning group of prose pieces and poems that speak to this signature theme of his writing, from some of his most celebrated works to others that appear here in English for the first time. Together they yield valuable insights into the most ineffable dimension of his writing, illuminating the inimitable rewards of this literary visionary, a wisdom writer whose belief in the magic of words has made him beloved around the world.

A literary guide to Argentina by its most famous writer Jorge Luis Borges wrote about Argentina as only someone passionate about his homeland can. On Argentina reveals the many facets of his passion in essays, poems, and stories through which he sought to bring Argentina forward on the world stage, and to do for Buenos Aires what James Joyce did for Dublin. In colorful pieces on the tango and the gaucho, on the card game truco, and on the criollos (immigrants from Spain) and compadritos (street-corner thugs), we gain insight not only into unique aspects of Argentine culture but also into the intellect and values of one of Latin America's most influential writers. Featuring material available in English for the first time, this unprecedented collection is an invaluable literary and travel companion for devotees of both Borges and Argentina.

Everything and Nothing collects the best of Borges highly influential work written in the 1930s and 40s that foresaw the internet ( Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius ), quantum mechanics ( The Garden of Forking Paths ), and cloning ( Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote ). David Foster Wallace described Borges as scalp-crinkling . . . Borges work is designed primarily as metaphysical arguments...to transcend individual consciousness.

The complete sonnets of one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century--in English and SpanishThis landmark collection brings together for the first time in any language all of the sonnets of one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century. More intimate and personally revealing than his fiction, and more classical in form than the inventive metafictions that are his hallmark, the sonnets reflect Borges in full maturity, paying homage to many of his literary and philosophical paragons--Cervantes, Milton, Whitman, Emerson, Joyce, Spinoza--while at the same time engaging the mysteries immanent in the quotidian. A distinguished team of translators--Edith Grossman, Willis Barnstone, John Updike, Mark Strand, Robert Fitzgerald, Alastair Reid, Charles Tomlinson, and Stephen Kessler--lend their gifts to these sonnets, many of which appear here in English for the first time, and all of which accompany their Spanish originals on facing pages.

The incomparable Borges delivered these seven lectures in Buenos Aires in 1977; attendees were treated to Borges erudition on the following topics: Dante s The Divine Comedy, Nightmares, Thousand and One Dreams, Buddhism, Poetry, The Kabbalah, and Blindness.

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