by Jorge Luis Borges · Ediciones Destino · tapa dura · ISBN 9788423339129
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Immerse yourself in the fascinating world of imagination with 'The Book of Imaginary Beings' by Jorge Luis Borges. This book is an extraordinary catalog of 116 fantastic beings that have populated mythologies and religions throughout history. From classic creatures like the golem and the sphinx to human inventions like gnomes and fairies, Borges explores the origin and forms of these beings, revealing how they all emerge from the collective human imagination, from our shared desires and fears. A masterpiece that reflects the formal mastery and concerns of the author.
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.
