Conversations (1) - Couverture rigide

Borges, Jorge Luis; Ferrari, Osvaldo

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0857421883 ISBN 13 : 9780857421883

Editeur : Seagull Books London Ltd, 2014

Synopsis

Buddhism, love, Henry James, and the tango are just a few of the topics Jorge Luis Borges, Argentina's master writer and extraordinary conversationalist, discusses in the first volume of the remarkable new series, Conversations. The eighty-four-year-old blind man's wit is unending and results in lively and insightful discussions that configure a loose autobiography of a subtle, teasing mind. Borges' favorite concepts, such as time and dreaming, are touched upon, but these dialogues are not a true memoir - they are unrestricted conversations about life at present. The Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet, and translator contributed immensely to twentieth-century literature and more specifically to the genres of magical realism and fantasy. As he progressively lost his sight - he became completely blind by the age of fifty-five - the darkness behind his eyelids held enchanting imagery that translated into rich symbolism in his work. The inner workings of his curious mind are seen vividly in these conversations with Osvaldo Ferrari from 1984, and there's not a subject on which he doesn't cast surprising new light. As in his tale "The Other," where two Borgeses meet up on a bench beside the River Charles, this is a dialogue between a young poet and an older teller of tales, where all experience floats in a miracle that defies linear time.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986), Argentine writer, poet, and philosopher, is best known for his books Ficciones and The Aleph. Osvaldo Ferrari is a poet, essayist, and university professor. Jason Wilson is emeritus professor at University College London.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Seagull Books London Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0857421883
• ISBN 13: 9780857421883
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 352
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