Labyrinths: Selected Stories And Other Writings - Jorge Luis Borges - Folio Society - 2007
Labyrinths: Selected Stories And Other Writings - Jorge Luis Borges - Folio Society - 2007
Labyrinths: Selected Stories & Other Writings is a landmark 1962 collection of short stories, essays, and parables by Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges, which introduced his work to the English-speaking world. Edited by James E. Irby and Donald A. Yates, the book compiles pieces from classic volumes like Ficciones and The Aleph. The collection explores metaphysical puzzles, infinite realities, and the blurred lines between fiction, philosophy, and memory. Famous stories like "The Library of Babel," "Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius," and "The Garden of Forking Paths" feature recurring motifs of mazes, mirrors, dual identities, and time as a branching network. Blending scholarly erudition with surreal invention, Borges challenges traditional plots, investigating whether reality itself is just a construct of human imagination and infinite regress.
Edition details
- Publisher: Folio Society
- Edition year: 2007
- Volumes: 1
Condition
Like New
Some marks and shelfwear to slipcase. Book Fine.