The Book of Imaginary Beings (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
by Borges, Jorge Luis
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- ISBN 13
- 9780143039938
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Jorge Luis Borges wrote and edited the Book of Imaginary Beings in 1957 as the original Spanish Manual de zoología fantástica, or Handbook of Fantastic Zoology, expanding it in 1967 and 1969 to the final El libro de los seres imaginarios. The English edition, created in collaboration with translator Norman Thomas di Giovanni, contains descriptions of 120 mythical beasts from folklore and literature. In the preface, Borges states that the book is to be read "as with all miscellanies... not...
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- Title
- The Book of Imaginary Beings (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
- Author
- Borges, Jorge Luis
- Book Condition
- UsedVeryGood
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0143039938
- ISBN 13
- 9780143039938
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Place of Publication
- U.s.a.
- This edition first published
- September 26, 2006
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