The Library of Babel
By (Author) Jorge Luis Borges
Penguin Books Ltd
Penguin Classics
5th September 2023
25th May 2023
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Short stories
Fiction in translation
863.62
Hardback
192
Width 117mm, Height 168mm, Spine 20mm
210g
Introducing Little Clothbound Classics- irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith Jorge Luis Borges remains one of the most influential short story writers of the twentieth century, whose spellbinding tales of magic, mystery and murder are shot through with deep philosophical paradoxes. This collection brings together many of his greatest stories, including 'The Garden of Forking Paths', 'The Book of Sand' and 'Shakespeare's Memory'.
Jorge Luis Borges was born in Buenos Aires in 1899 and educated in Europe. One of the most widely acclaimed writers of our times, he published many collections of poems, essays and short stories, before his death in Geneva in June 1986.