Author:
Paul Strathern
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Sign up todayBorges in 90 Minutes
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Learn moreWeaving fiction with fact, fantastic matter with historical figures, Borges’ frequent theme of a world where time, culture, and place converge is both timely and pertinent in our advance toward globalization. Drawing from his multi-ethnic and -lingual upbringing in Argentina, Borges’ focus on universal themes early on came to belittle the sentiments of racism and communism, earning him widespread recognition. His work is both timeless and touching, a product of deep suffering and incorrigible innocence.
Borges in 90 Minutes offers a concise, expert account of Borges’ life and ideas and explains their influence on literature and on man’s struggle to understand his place in the world. The book also includes a list of Borges’ chief works, a chronology of his life and times, and recommended reading for those who wish to delve deeper.
Paul Strathern earned a degree in philosophy at Trinity College, Dublin, and has lectured in philosophy and mathematics. The author of many nonfiction books and of articles for numerous publications, he has also written several novels and has won the Somerset Maugham Prize. He lives and writes in London.
Simon Vance is an award-winning actor and an AudioFile Golden Voice with over fifty Earphones Awards and thirteen prestigious Audie Awards. He was named Booklist’s very first Voice of Choice in 2008 and an AudioFile Best Voice of 2009.
Audiobook details
Narrator:
Simon Vance
ISBN:
9781481539890
Length:
1 hour 49 minutes
Language:
English
Publisher:
Blackstone Publishing
Publication date:
February 5, 2009
Edition:
Unabridged
Libro.fm rank:
#35,341 Overall
Genre rank:
#235 in Literary Criticism
Reviews
“Paul Strathern has ably put Borges’ life and work in a clear and understandable context…This is a ‘must-read’ book for any high school student studying for the Advanced Placement Exam in Hispanic Literature.”
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