A01=Cynthia Lucy Stephens
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Argentine Writer
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Borges
Borges Enigma
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Doubles
El Aleph
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Ficciones
Interpretation
Intimate Puzzles
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Literary Analysis
Literary Craftsmanship
Literary Themes
Literature
Mirrors
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Short Stories
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- ISBN 9781855663497
- Weight: 548g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 18 Jun 2021
- Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
- Language: English
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Explores Borges's supreme literary craftsmanship and the intimate puzzles of his fictions.
Borges once stated that he had never created a character: 'It's always me, subtly disguised'. This book focuses on the ways in which Borges uses events and experiences from his own life, in order to demonstrate how they become the principal structuring motifs of his work. It aims to show how these experiences, despite being 'heavily disguised', are crucial components of some of Borges's most canonical short stories, particularly from the famous collections Ficciones and El Aleph. Exploring the rich tapestry of symmetries, doubles and allusions and the roles played by translation and the figure of the creator, the book provides new readings of these stories, revealing their hidden personal, emotional and spiritual dimensions. These insights shed fresh light on Borges's supreme literary craftsmanship and the intimate puzzles of his fictions.
CYNTHIA LUCY STEPHENS is an independent scholar.
