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Book of Fictional Creatures

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Jorge Luis Borges is one of the most popular writers of the 20th century, who largely defined the face of modern literature. His penchant for all sorts of anthologies, encyclopedias and bestiaries is well known. “This is a mysterious love for everything that exists without us,” he wrote in the poem “When Buying an Encyclopedia.” In 1950, Borges, in collaboration with Margarita Guerrero, published “The Textbook of Fantastic Zoology,” which, after repeated additions, found its final incarnation under the title “The Book of Imaginary Creatures.” The reader will find here many strange, amazing creatures that came from the pages of old books and were born in the imagination of poets and philosophers, including Borges himself. At the same time, the book is constructed in the author’s favorite style, when the border between poetry and prose, fiction and reality becomes thinner and disappears, leaving the reader face to face with genuine literature. This edition contains the most complete version of The Book of Imaginary Beings, prepared by Borges in English in 1974 and which served as a source of inspiration for many writers, poets and artists.
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