Borges, Jorge Luis.

Obra Poética 1923-1964. [Selected Poems 1923-1964].

Special illustrated edition to celebrate the publisher’s 25th anniversary. Buenos Aires, Emecé Editores, 1964. 15cm x 20.5cm. 281 pages. Original softcover. Deckled edges. Wrapper slightly detaching. Otherwise in very good condition with some signs of external wear to spine and edges. Some annotations by pre-owner.

Borges [1899-1986] was an Argentine poet, essayist, and short-story writer whose tales of fantasy and dreamworlds are classics of the 20th-century world literature. He was profoundly influenced by European culture, English literature, and such thinkers as Berkeley, who argued that there is no material substance; the sensible world consists only of ideas, which exists for so long as they are perceived. Most of Borges’s tales embrace universal themes – the often recurring circular labyrinth can be seen as a metaphor of life or a riddle which theme is time.

This collection of Borges’ poems was published to celebrate Emecé Editores 25th anniversary. It features attractive illustration plates by Héctor Basladúa, Norah Borges, Horacio Butler and Raúl Soldi. It includes poems from ‘Fervor de Buenos Aires’, ‘Luna de Enfrente’, ‘Cuaderno San Martín’ and ‘El Otro, El Mismo’.

• Keywords: Borges, Jorge Luis · Latin American · Latin American & Magical Realism Collection · Latin American Literature – Rare
• Language: Español
• Inventory Number: 90362AB

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