Collected Fictions by Jorge Luis Borges

About The Book

Collected Fictions is a compilation of tales of fantasy and bliss that were written by a well-known writer of 20th century, Jorge Luis Borges. The book is an attempt to collect all the world-class works of Borges within one publication. All the stories have been faithfully translated to English by Andrew Hurley.The book comprises of Borges’ works right from his debut work in 1935, The Universal History Of Iniquity, Ficciones and The Aleph- a popular collection of short stories which earned him immense, worldwide popularity because of the stories’ range of imagination and the influential nature of the writing. The book also contains Borges’ poetry masterpiece, The Maker and all the rest of writings right up to his last piece, Shakespeare Memory, which came out in the 1980’s. Borges’ writings depicted his interests and dreams and have been appreciated for giving the reader the impression that the story is writing about the writer. His stories and poems dealt with the nature of time, infinity, mirrors and labyrinths and some were real stories and crime mysteries, making his works a cocktail of fact with fantasy.Collected Fictions was published by Penguin USA in 1999 and is available in paperback format. Key Features: This book was published to mark Borges’ 100th birth anniversary.It brings all of Borges’ most famous writings into a single volume.

About Author

Jorge Luis Borges

Jorge Luis Borges was an eminent writer in Spanish literature. He was a poet, essayist and a short story writer of the 20th century who became famous for the universal themes in his work. His works are considered to be some of the best contributions to the philosophical literature and to the fantasy genre. Borges worked as the director of National Public Library. He went completely blind at the age of 55. He received the Prix International Award and also won the Jerusalem Prize. Andrew Hurley is well-known for his work in translating Spanish literature to English.