The Book of Sand ; : And, Shakespeare's Memory
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Translation of: Libro de arena and Memoria de Shakespeare.
TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Introduction / Andrew Hurley -- The book of sand (1975) -- The other -- Ulrikke -- The congress -- There are more things -- The sect of the thirty -- The night of the gifts -- The mirror and the mask -- "Undr" -- A weary man's utopia -- The bribe -- Avelino Arredondo -- The disk -- The book of sand -- Shakespeare's memory (1983) -- August 25, 1983 -- Blue tigers -- The rose of Paracelsus -- Shakespeare's memory.
Borges's remarkable last major story collection, "The Book of Sand," is paired with a handful of writings from the very end of his life. Brilliantly translated, these stories combine a direct and at times almost colloquial style coupled with Borgesas signature fantastic inventiveness.
Contents: Memoria de Shakespeare.
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Penguin classics
PUBLISHED
London : Penguin Books, 2007.
Year Published: 2007
Description: 152 pages ; 20 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
0143105299
9780143105299
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Borges, Jorge Luis, 1899-1986.
SUBJECTS
Borges, Jorge Luis, -- 1899-1986 -- Translations into English.
Short stories.