by Jorge Luis Borges · Alianza · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420613093
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«El Aleph» is a collection of short stories by Jorge Luis Borges, published by Alianza in paperback (194 pages, in Spanish).
This work brings together eighteen stories that combine erudition with metaphysical fantasy and a taste for mathematics. The tales explore infinity, memory, identity and immortality; among them are the one that gives the book its title, «El inmortal», «Los teólogos», «Deutsches Requiem» and «La espera».
The work was originally written in Spanish; this edition is number 309 of the El Libro de Bolsillo collection from Alianza Editorial.
It is aimed at university students and readers of fantastic fiction, magical realism and Latin American literature.
Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges was an Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator regarded as a key figure in Spanish-language and international literature. His best-known works, Ficciones (transl. Fictions) and El Aleph, published in the 1940s, are collections of short stories exploring motifs such as dreams, labyrinths, chance, infinity, archives, mirrors, fictional writers, and mythology. Borges's works have contributed to philosophical literature and the fantasy genre, and have had a major influence on the magical realist movement in 20th century Latin American literature.
