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The Book of Imaginary Beings

(Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

By Jorge Luis Borges
Illustrated by Peter Sis
Translated by Andrew Hurley

By Jorge Luis Borges
Illustrated by Peter Sis
Translated by Andrew Hurley

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Part of Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition

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Sep 26, 2006 | ISBN 9780143039938

The Book of Imaginary Beings by Jorge Luis Borges
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Sep 26, 2006 | ISBN 9780143039938

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About The Book of Imaginary Beings

In a perfect pairing of talent, this volume blends twenty illustrations by Peter Sís with Jorge Luis Borges’s 1957 compilation of 116 “strange creatures conceived through time and space by the human imagination,” from dragons and centaurs to Lewis Carroll’s Cheshire Cat and the Morlocks of H. G. Wells’s The Time Machine. A lavish feast of exotica brought vividly to life with art commissioned specifically for this volume, The Book of Imaginary Beings will delight readers of classic fantasy as well as Borges’s many admirers.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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About Jorge Luis Borges

Jorge 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… More about Jorge Luis Borges

About Peter Sis

Peter Sis is the author of more than 20 books and the seven-time recipient of the New York Times Book Review’s Best Illustrated Book of the Year award. He lives in New York City.

Product Details

Category: Literary Fiction | Classic Fiction | Paranormal Fiction | Fantasy

Paperback | $19.00
Published by Penguin Classics
Sep 26, 2006 | 256 Pages | 5-5/8 x 8-7/16 | ISBN 9780143039938

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Of all the Latin American authors in this century, [Borges] is the most universal. (Harold Bloom)

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