num_pages: 176
description: Alternate cover editions here and here.Few readers will want, or be able, to resist this modern bestiary. Here you will find the familiar - Gryphons, Minotaurs and Unicorns - as well as the Monkey of the inkpot and other undeniably curious beasts. Borges' cunning and humorous commentary is sheer delight.
language: English
title: The Book of Imaginary Beings
titlecomplete: The Book of Imaginary Beings
genres: Fiction, Reference, Magical Realism, Short Stories, Latin American, Literature, Classics, Mythology, Fantasy, Folklore
ratings_count: 8898
awards: awardedAt: 1262332800000
name: Tähtifantasia Award
publisher: AVON