Labyrinths (short story collection)
1962 book by Jorge Luis Borges / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Labyrinths (1962, 1964, 1970, 1983) is a collection of short stories and essays by Argentine writer and poet Jorge Luis Borges. It was translated into English, published soon after Borges won the International Publishers' Prize with Samuel Beckett.[1]
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Author | Jorge Luis Borges |
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Translators | James E. Irby, Donald A. Yates, John M. Fein, Harriet de Onís, Julian Palley, Dudley Fitts, L.A. Murillo |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Magical realism, fantasy, metafiction, surrealism |
Publisher | New Directions |
Published in English | 1962 |
Media type | Print (paperback) |
ISBN | 978-0-8112-0012-7 |
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It includes, among other stories, "Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius", "The Garden of Forking Paths", and "The Library of Babel", three of Borges's most famous stories. The edition, published only in English, was edited by James E. Irby and Donald A. Yates, with a preface by André Maurois of the Académie française and an introduction by Irby.