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A universal history of iniquity / Jorge Luis Borges ; translated with an introduction by Andrew Hurley.
Van Pelt Library PQ7797.B635 H513 2004
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Borges, Jorge Luis, 1899-1986.
- Series:
- Penguin classics
- Standardized Title:
- Historia universal de la infamia. English
- Language:
- English
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Brigands and robbers--Fiction.
- Brigands and robbers.
- Outlaws--Fiction.
- Outlaws.
- Genre:
- Fiction.
- Short stories.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- xii, 100 pages ; 20 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Penguin, 2004.
- Language Note:
- Translated from the Spanish.
- Summary:
- In his writing, Borges always combined high seriousness with a wicked sense of fun. Here he reveals his delight in re-creating (or making up) colorful stories from the Orient, the Islamic world, and the Wild West, as well as his horrified fascination with knife fights, political and personal betrayal, and bloodthirsty revenge. Sparkling with the sheer exuberant pleasure of story-telling, this collection marked the emergence of an utterly distinctive literary voice.
- Notes:
- These translations originally published in: Collected Fictions. New York : Viking, 1998.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 0142437891
- OCLC:
- 56039241
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