Ebook {Epub PDF} The Book of Imaginary Beings by Jorge Luis Borges

 · The Book of Imaginary Beings, Borges's compendium of fantastic animals, tells of dragons and Goofangs and fishes in trees. But nature's marvels are Estimated Reading Time: 8 mins. The Book of Imaginary Beings Volume of Dutton Paperback: Authors: Jorge Luis Borges, Margarita Guerrero: Editor: Norman Thomas Di Giovanni: 4/5(6). ‎Manual De Zoología Fantástica = The Book of Imaginary Beings, Jorge Luis Borges Book of Imaginary Beings was written by Jorge Luis Borges, with Margarita Guerrero, and published in , under the original Spanish title Manual de zoología fantástica. Contains descriptions of mythical beasts from folklore and literature/5.

The Book of Imaginary Beings. Jorge Luis Borges, Margarita Guerrero. Viking, - Fiction - pages. 3 Reviews. "The Book of Imaginary Beings" is Borges's whimsical compendium of more than one hundred of the?strange creatures conceived down through history by the human imagination.? In his Book of Imaginary Beings, first published in , Jorge Luis Borges gathers together creatures from every corner of mythology, folklore, and literature. As each new being is brought to the page, Borges, serving as our omniscient companion and guide, tells us about their origins, their features, and their places in various cultures. Jorge Luis Borges's Book of Imaginary Beings Melanie Nicholson Bard College Jorge Luis Borges's Manual de zoología fantástica, published in and translated as The Book of Imaginary Beings, constitutes a modern bestiary of mythical and fabulous creatures that Borges himself once dismissed as a mere "sideshow." Although critics have.

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. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. "The Book of Imaginary Beings" is Borges's whimsical compendium of more than one hundred of the?strange creatures conceived down through history by the human imagination.? This unique contribution. The Book of Imaginary Beings is Jorge Luis Borges’ compilation of descriptions of strange creatures that we human beings have envisioned over the ages–in mythology, in dreams, in world literature.