The Perpetual Race of Achilles and the Tortoise

Informationen zum Autor Borges was born in Buenos Aires in 1899. A poet, critic and short story writer, he received numerous awards for his work including the 1961 International Publisher's Prize (shared with Samuel Beckett). He died in 1986. He has a reasonable claim, with Kafka and Joyce, to be the most influential writer of the 20th Century. Klappentext In this collection of wise, witty and fascinating essays, Borges discusses the existence (or non-existence) of Hell, the flaws in English literary detectives, the philosophy of contradictions, and the many translators of 1001 Nights . Varied and enthralling, these pieces examine the very nature of our lives, from cinema and books to history and religion. GREAT IDEAS. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are. Zusammenfassung A collection of essays that discusses the existence (or non-existence) of Hell, the flaws in English literary detectives, the philosophy of contradictions, and the many translators of "1001 Nights". It examines the very nature of our lives, from cinema and books to history and religion.

Product details

• Authors: Jorge L. Borges, Jorge Luis Borges, Jorge Luis Borges
• Assisted by: Esther Allen (Translation), Suzanne J. Levine (Translation), Eliot Weinberger (Translation)
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 26.08.2010
• EAN: 9780141192949
• ISBN: 978-0-14-119294-9
• No. of pages: 144
• Dimensions: 111 mm x 181 mm x 8 mm
• Series: Penguin Classics; Penguin Great Ideas; Great Ideas; Penguin Press Great Ideas; Penguin Classics; Penguin Great Ideas; Penguin Press Great Ideas
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Essays, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays, Literary essays