Jorges Luis Borges was born in Buenos Aires in 1899 and
educated in Europe. One of the most widely acclaimed writers of our
time, he published many collections of poems, essays and short
stories, before his death in Geneva in June 1986. In 1961
Borges shared the International Publishers' Prize with Samuel
Beckett. The Ingram Merrill Foundation granted him its Annual
Literary Award in 1966 for his "outstanding contribution to
literature." In 1971 Columbia University awarded him the first of
many degrees of Doctor of Letters, honoris causa that he was to
receive from the English-speaking world. In 1971 he received the
fifth biennial Jerusalem Prize and in 1973 was given the Alfonso
Reyes Prize, one of Mexico's most prestigious cultural awards. In
1980 he shared the Cervantes Prize (the Spanish world's highest
literary accolade) with Gerardo Diego. Borges was Director of the
Argentine National Library from 1955 until 1973. In a tribute to
Borges, Mario Vargas Llosa wrote: "His is a world of clear, pure,
and at the same time unusual ideas...expressed in words of great
directness and restraint. [He] was a superb storyteller. One reads
most of Borges' tales with the hypnotic interest usually reserved
for reading detective fiction..."
Andrew Hurley is a translator of numerous works of literature,
criticism, history, and memoir. He is professor emeritus at the
University of Puerto Rico.
Peter Sís has received five New York Times Book Review Best
Illustrated Book of the Year awards, a Society of Illustrators Gold
Medal, and a Caldecott Honor. He was named a MacArthur Fellow in
2003.
Of all the Latin American authors in this century, [Borges] is the most universal. (Harold Bloom)
A new translation of Borges's compendium of fantastical creatures familiar from Homer, Shakespeare, Kafka-and Harry Potter. Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.
Of all the Latin American authors in this century, [Borges] is the most universal. (Harold Bloom)
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