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The Book of Sand & Shakespeare's Memory

Jorge Luis Borges

Experience the brilliance of acclaimed Spanish-language writer Jorge Luis Borges in his last major story collection, The Book of Sand, now in a new stand-alone edition. This collection features Borges's signature fantastic inventiveness paired with a direct and colloquial writing style. The book includes marvelous tales like "The Congress," "Undr," "The Mirror and the Mask," and "The Rose of Paracelsus," showcasing Borges's incredible depth of vision and superb image-conjuring power. Don't miss out on this must-read work of literary mastery.
Publish Date
2001-04-05T00:00:00.000Z
2001-04-05T00:00:00.000Z
first published in 1975
Goodreads Rating
4.11
ISBN
9780143105299
Recommendations
1
Recommendations
2022-08-25T04:17:43.000Z
Reading "The Book of Sand" on what turns out to be Borges' 123rd birthday. When I first read it as a young man, it was impossible to understand how much it was an old man's book, and how very dark it is. He wore his courage so lightly.      source