“When I read a good book, I sometimes like to think I might be capable of writing something similar, but never, in my wildest dreams, could I write anything that approaches the level of cleverness and intellect and madness of Borges. To have denied him the Nobel Prize is as bad as the case of Joyce, Proust, and Kafka.” -Mario Vargas Llosa Nothing on earth can hurt him, not the coldness of a woman, nor tuberculosis, nor the troubles of verse, nor that white thing the moon, which he is no longer obliged to capture in words. “Borges is the most important Spanish-language writer since Cervantes. A list of 10 jorge luis borges poems Now he is invulnerable like the gods. Hurley deserves our enthusiastic praise for this monumental piece of work.” - San Francisco Chronicle Along with a tiny cohort of peers, and seers (Kafka and Joyce come to mind), Borges is more than a stunning storyteller and a brilliant stylist he’s a mirror who reflects the spirit of his time.” - Chicago Tribune “The major work of probably the most influential Latin American writer of the century.” - The Washington Post Book World “A marvelous new collection of stories by one of the most remarkable writers of our century.” - The New York Times
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