Ficciones, 1935-1944 (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Jorge Luis Borges
- First Published: 1944
- Type of Work: Short fiction
- Genres: Short fiction
- Subjects: Literature, Mistaken or secret identity, Writing, Dreams, Time, Puzzles
Critical Evaluation:
One of the most innovative Latin American writers in the twentieth century, Jorge Luis Borges is considered by many to have exerted a powerful force in reforming the Spanish language. His prose is precise, compact, and direct; it is at times deceptively simple yet abounds in psychological and philosophical subtlety. The author of essays and poetry, Borges is known primarily for two volumes of short stories, Ficciones (1944) and El Aleph (1949). Ficciones is an anthology of short stories in two parts entitled “The Garden of the Forking...
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