The acclaimed translation of Borges\'s valedictory stories, in its first stand-alone edition Jorge Luis Borges has been called the greatest Spanish-language writer of the twentieth century.
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Containing such marvelous tales as The Congress, Undr, The Mirror and the Mask, and The Rose of Paracelsus, this edition showcases Borges\'s depth of vision and superb image-conjuring power.
Brilliantly translated, these stories combine a direct and at times almost colloquial style coupled with Borges\'s signature fantastic inventiveness.
Now 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.
The acclaimed translation of Borges\'s valedictory stories, in its first stand-alone edition Jorge Luis Borges has been called the greatest Spanish-language writer of the twentieth century