Jorge Luis Borges

Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges Acevedo was an Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator, as well as a key figure in Spanish-language and international literature. His best-known books, Ficciones (Fictions) and El Aleph, published in the 1940s, are collections of short stories exploring themes of dreams, labyrinths, chance, infinity, archives, mirrors, fictional writers and mythology. Borges's works have contributed to philosophical literature and the fantasy genre, and have had a major influence on the magic realist movement in 20th century Latin American literature.

Books by Jorge Luis Borges

4 books available

Ficciones
Jorge Luis Borges
4.4 (49k) average on GoodreadsFantasy
Explore Borges's intricate mind, where reality breaks into endless libraries, philosophical puzzles, and dreams that reshape existence.
Labyrinths
Jorge Luis Borges
4.4 (34k) average on GoodreadsFiction
Libraries are infinite, dreams are reality, and every mirror reflects a maze of philosophical questions.
The Library of Babel
Jorge Luis Borges
4.4 (6k) average on GoodreadsFantasy
In an infinite library of hexagonal rooms, a universe of every possible book exists, driving humanity to madness in its desperate, futile search for meaning and order amidst an overwhelming ocean of random characters.
The Garden of Forking Paths
Jorge Luis Borges
4.3 (3k) average on GoodreadsFantasy
A Chinese spy in England, on the run from a German agent, uncovers an ancestral labyrinthine novel that mirrors his own fragmented reality and the infinite possibilities of time.