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The Book of Imaginary Beings is a reference book that shows Borges's unprecedented depth of command of world literature. In The Book of Imaginary Beings, Borges maps out the figures from literature that have shaped the collective memory of Western and Eastern cultures for thousands of years. Borges, who tells the story of figures that left indelible marks in works of literature and art, from the Centaur to the Sphinx, from the Cheshire Cat to the Minotaur, in his unique poetic style, reveals the contribution of cultural exchange enabled by intertextual transitions to human history. The Book of Imaginary Beings is a unique cultural archeology about the narratives that have taken place in the image structure of oral and written culture. Borges crowns the breadth of his interests and his critical attention, which extends throughout the history of literature, with a true masterpiece.

The Book of Imaginary Beings is a selection of fantastic narratives showing that the creatures in ancient texts, monsters in Medieval Europe, Chinese and Indian myths, and legends of indigenous peoples influenced many writers from Poe to Kafka.
-Caspar Henderson-

Translated by Celal Üster, with a foreword by Jame Woodall, with a chronology of the author and period.
(From the Promotional Bulletin)



Number of Pages: 287

Year of Printing: 2015


Language: Turkish
Publisher: Iletisim Publishing

Foreword: Jame Woodall

Number of Pages: 287

First Print Year: 2015

Language Turkish