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 assa
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. This volume also contains the hauntingly brief vignettes about literary imagination and personal identity collected in The Maker, which Borges wrote as failing eyesight and public fame began to undermine his sense of self.
... (more)
(less)
Written by
|
Ratings of The Aleph and Other Stories (Penguin Classics)
Reviews of The Aleph and Other Stories (Penguin Classics) - View all - Post review
|
Lists
Reviews
Images
Forums
Movies
TV Shows
DVDs
Music
Books
Games
