Best Books By Jorge Luis Borges
List of 5 best books written by Jorge Luis Borges. Check out the booklist.
1. Collected Fictions
Collected Fictions is a compilation of tales of fantasy and bliss that were written by a well-known writer of 20th century, Jorge Luis Borges. The book is an attempt to collect all the world-class works of Borges within one publication. All the stories have been faithfully translated to English by Andrew Hurley.
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2. Ficciones
FICTIONS is perhaps the single most mysterious and extraordinary collection of short stories written this century. Influenced by writers as disparate as Lewis Carroll, Stevenson and Cervantes, Borges is nethertheless a complete original who can turn dry logical puzzles in to enchanting fables. The Pieces in this volume represent his most accomplished work.
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3. Labyrinths
Jorge Luis Borges’s Labyrinths is a collection of short stories and essays showcasing one of Latin America’s most influential and imaginative writers. This Penguin Modern Classics edition is edited by Donald A. Yates and James E. Irby, with an introduction by James E. Irby and a preface by André Maurois.
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4. The Aleph and Other Stories
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.
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5. Brodie’s Report
The art of writing is mysterious; the opinions we hold are ephemeral. In these eleven short stories the quality of his inspiration is unmistakable. With their deceptively simple, almost laconic style, they achieve a magical impression that is unrivalled in modern writing.