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The Book of Imaginary Beings: Penguin Classics Deluxe Editions

Autor Jorge Luis Borges Ilustrat de Peter Sis Traducere de Andrew Hurley
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 aug 2006 – vârsta de la 18 ani
In a perfect pairing of talent, this volume blends twenty illustrations by Peter Sís with Jorge Luis Borges's 1957 compilation of 116 "strange creatures conceived through time and space by the human imagination," from dragons and centaurs to Lewis Carroll's Cheshire Cat and the Morlocks of H. G. Wells's The Time Machine. A lavish feast of exotica brought vividly to life with art commissioned specifically for this volume, The Book of Imaginary Beings will delight readers of classic fantasy as well as Borges's many admirers.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780143039938
ISBN-10: 0143039938
Pagini: 236
Ilustrații: b/w illustrations throughout
Dimensiuni: 143 x 213 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.28 kg
Ediția:Classics Deluxe.
Editura: Penguin Books
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Recenzii

Of all the Latin American authors in this century, [Borges] is the most universal. (Harold Bloom)


Notă biografică

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.

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In a perfect pairing of talent, this volume blends 20 illustrations by Sis with Borges' 1957 compilation of 116 "strange creatures conceived through time and space by the human imagination," from dragons and centaurs to Lewis Carroll's Cheshire Cat and the Morlocks of H.G. Wells' "The Time Machine."