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Although Jorge Luis Borges published his first book in 1923--doling out his own money for a limited edition of Fervor de Buenos Aires--he remained in Argentinian obscurity for almost three decades. In 1951, however, Ficciones appeared in French, followed soon after by an English translation. This collection, which included the cream of the author's short fictions, made it clear that Borges was a world-class (if highly unclassifiable) artist--a brilliant, lyrical miniaturist, who could pose the great questions of existence on the head of pin. And by 1961, when he shared the French Prix Formentor with Samuel Bec
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Manufacturer: Penguin Books
Release date: 1 September 1999
ISBN-10 : 0140286802 | ISBN-13: 9780140286809
Release date: 1 September 1999
ISBN-10 : 0140286802 | ISBN-13: 9780140286809
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