E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Penguin Books, 1999. First Edition . Trade Paperback. As New. (1st) Very thick, large softcover, glossy colorfully designed wrappers with flaps, raised design at center front, praise from New Yorker at top front, photo of young Borges on spine, praise on back wrapper from Peter Ackroyd and George Steiner, plus. 560 pages. Mint.

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One of the twentieth century's greatest writers, Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986) published numerous collections of poems, essays, and fiction, Director of the National Library of Buenos Aires from 1955 to 1973, Borges was awarded the degree of Doctor of Letters, honoris causa , from both Columbia and Oxford. He received various literary awards over the course of his career, including the International Publisher's Prize (which he shared with Samuel Beckett in 1961), the Jerusalem Prize, and the Alfonso Reyes Prize.

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Bookseller: Callaghan Books South (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 39738
Title: Selected Non-Fictions
Author: Borges, Jorge Luis
Format/Binding: Trade Paperback
Book Condition: New
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Paperback
ISBN 10: 0140290117
ISBN 13: 9780140290110
Publisher: Penguin Books
Place of Publication: E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1999
Keywords: ESSAYS SINGLE AUTHOR BORGES JORGE
Bookseller catalogs: Anthology; Hispanic;

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