The Aleph and Other Stories, 1933-1969
by Jorge Luis Borges
Taste attributes: fantasymysterydramaslowfresh & originalheavyintricateglossyemotive & stirringsolving the riddle/not as it seemssocial commentaryall consuming quest
Boxlist takeExpect an original, smart fantasy novel, heavy rather than light. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.
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Pace: slow · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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About This Book
Dazzling and unmistakable in style, resonant in meaning, Jorge Luis Borges' 'The Aleph and Other Stories' contains the best of Borges' fiction. Included also is a lengthy autobiographical essay written especially for this volume. The twenty stories in this book cover the whole span and all the various facets of Borges' forty-year career as a short story writer.
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- Jorge Luis Borges
- Published
- 1949
- Pages
- 248
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