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Ficciones es quizás el libro más famoso de Jorge Luis Borges, con el que obtuvo en 1961 el importante Premio Formentor. Obra imprescindible en la literatura contemporantea, sus cuentos pertenecen a la categoría de las página antolágicas.

Ebook Ficciones Jorge Luis Borges 9789500402057 Books

"I've read countless books for many years in many languages. This is one of the two or three greatest books I have ever read, no exaggeration."

Product details Paperback 279 pages Publisher Emece Editores (October 2000) Language Spanish ISBN-10 950040205X

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Ficciones Jorge Luis Borges 9789500402057 Books Reviews

• Ficciones was the book of the month selected by an incredibly well-read and brilliant man who was brilliant in his manner and discourse. I took one look and it and threw it over my shoulder (very hard if the book is on your Kendell.) However, before I went to the discussion session, I read it, the whole thing,
  The first part was "living in a dream." I finally realized that Borges' brilliance allowed him to develop scenes in which characters had very different agendas and lived in fantasy instead of reality (at least as I know it.) The fantasy part, part 1, was might like 100 Days of Solitude. The next part was little stories, extremely well written, not dreamy and convoluted but dealing with the everyday mysteries of living. I enjoyed the last section of this book.
  Do I think you should read it? Well, expect to comb the interest for interpretations from scholarly persons who knew Borges time, family and temperament. Each of the essays help in understanding. Even so, the work is demanding.
• A "review" of the great FICCIONES seems a little ridiculous. It's a feat of the imagination rivaled only by the most sublime works of literature. If you don't read it now, your descendants will in four hundred years. At least one of the stories, "The Circular Ruins," should probably be required reading for any writer or artist.
• These short stories are like no other. Allusive, fantastical yet compact and precise, they hint at elusive truths that always seem a bit out of reach. And always there are references to one or more books that frame the language and the narrative. The world as a book and the book of the world. These stories are self-reflexive and semiotic (labyrinths, libraries). They are the stuff of dreams-they speak of dreams and they create dreams.
• Borges is often regarded as the greatest example of a writer who should have won a Nobel prize in literature but didn't. I agree.
• I've read countless books for many years in many languages. This is one of the two or three greatest books I have ever read, no exaggeration.
• Beautifully composed, possibly the most influential writer in South America. His style is like no other, his mastery of human strife, dramatization, and puzzles have been nicely compiled in this series. Although I would prefer to have a few other work added, needless to say, this is perfect for the amateur Borges reader. His style is ageless and the storied unfold onto other stories and this makes his reading very fascinating. By far an excellent summer read and for all seasons, of course!
• I absolutely love this book. It's not an easy read and the casual reader might find it boring or confusing. If you're into the typical bestsellers, skip this one. If you like to be challenged, this is the book for you.
• Borges never fails to please, to challenge, to entertain, and more importantly make one's brain shift into high gear!
  If you are looking for an easy read, don't expect to find it in Ficciones.
  
  However, if you are looking for a little cerebral cortex arousal; grab this book and find a cozy spot...you won't be disappointed!
  
  Reading with his head instead of his heart, Borges looks to fill his mind with all the minutia and information he can possibly hold and release it back in his works with finely crafted and fascinatingly playful philosophical stories.
  
  The sparse, objective writing of Ficciones is a far cry from his earlier lyrical style, of which he says "In those days, I sought dusk, the outskirts, and unhappiness; now, mornings, the center, and serenity."
  
  Thankfully in the newer center, we are treated to 17 extraordinary stories that are teasingly succinct, yet brimming with imaginative and aesthetic prose!
  
  The scarcity of words requires that the reader pay attention to them all or miss much of the wisdom and subtleness that define the delicate and ingenious style that is this fine master of fiction...Jorge Luis Borges!