Jorge Luis Borges
Subtitle: a writer on the edge
By: Beatriz Sarlo ; edited by John King.
Contributors: King, John, 1950-
Series: Critical studies in Latin American culture
Publisher: Verso
Published: 1993
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 148
Subjects: Borges, Jorge Luis, 1899- -- Criticism and interpretation; Argentina -- Intellectual life -- 20th century
Description: Sarlo explores Argentine nuances and traditions through brilliant close readings of specific stories. She shows how even Borges's most fantastic tales deal with philosophical and moral problems concerning the fate of individual men and women and their relationships to wider society.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 138-142) and index.