Great Ideas V the Perpetual Race of Achilles and the Tortoise
In this collection of wise, witty and fascinating essays, Borges discusses the existence (or non-existence) of Hell, the flaws in English literary detectives, the philosophy of contradictions, and the many translators of 1001 Nights. Varied and enthralling, these pieces examine the very nature of our lives, from cinema and books to history and religion.
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September 21, 2010Jorge Luis Borges (1899–1986) was an Argentine poet, essayist, and author of short stories. His most notable works as a key literary Spanish-language figure of the twentieth century include Ficciones (Fictions) and El Aleph (The Aleph). He received a BA from the College of Geneva. He was also appointed the director of the National Public Library and professor of English literature at the University of Buenos Aries in 1955. During his lifetime, Borges received the first Prix International Formentor Prize which he shared alongside Samuel Beckett in 1961. He also received the Jerusalem Prize for the Freedom of the Individual in Society in 1971.
Great Ideas V the Perpetual Race of Achilles and the Tortoise
Jorge Luis Borges
On Argentina
Jorge Luis Borges
On Mysticism
Jorge Luis Borges
On Writing
Jorge Luis Borges
The Sonnets
Jorge Luis Borges
Poems of the Night
Jorge Luis Borges
The Book of Imaginary Beings
Jorge Luis Borges; Illustrated by Peter Sis
This Craft of Verse
Jorge Luis Borges
Selected Non-Fictions
Jorge Luis Borges; Edited by Eliot Weinberger; Translated by Esther Allen, Suzanne Jill Levine, and Eliot Weinberger
Selected Poems
Jorge Luis Borges; Edited by Alexander Coleman
Collected Fictions
Jorge Luis Borges; Translated by Andrew Hurley