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The Book of Sand and Shakespeare's Memory

Jorge Luis Borges

Paperback | Pages: 159 pages

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Original Title:	El libro de arena
Edition Language:	English

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Alternate cover edition — ISBN: 0141183829 'One of the most remarkable artists of our age' - Mario Vargas Llosa. The Book of Sand was the last of Borges' major collections to be published. The stories are, in his words, 'variations on favourite themes...combining a plain and at times almost colloquial style with a fantastic plot'. It includes such marvellous tales as "The Congress", "Undr" and "The Mirror and the Mask". Also included are the handful of stories written right at the end of Borges' life - "August 25, 1983", "Blue Tigers", "The Rose of Paracelsus" and "Shakespeare's Memory".

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Title	:	The Book of Sand and Shakespeare's Memory
Author	:	Jorge Luis Borges
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Penguin Modern Classics
Pages	:	Pages: 159 pages
Published	:	April 5th 2001 by Penguin Books Ltd (first published January 1st 1975)
Categories	:	Fiction. Short Stories. Classics. Literature. Magical Realism. Fantasy. Cultural. Latin American

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In this short story, you can find a Scotsman, a discussion on bibliophilism and on a not very famous - but known to every reader - feeling that some books take over your soul. I had books like the book of sand in my life. Some I had to stop for a period. They took over too much of my imagination and of my life too if I'm honest. I loved those books and felt sad when I finished it. This story is about these feelings. You should read it. It's so small. And so significant, it could only be the

Fascinating. Now I understand why people practically worship Borges. This book is the literary equivalent of a hot cup of real tea. Not a herbal infusion, but real, distilled camellia sinensis leaves. It is a smooth read, sometimes bitter and sometimes relaxing. The stories in The Book of Sand are important for the way they deal with their respective themes. Most of the stories aren't particularly exciting on their own, one must relish their true meaning. It is a hedonistic read, but it also has

Two late works by Borges. The Book of Sand made up of 13 short stories and Shakespeare's Memory, 4 short stories. All of them are expertly written with no fat on any of them. They all deal with similar themes. Highlights ~ "the mirror and the mask" "undr" "a weary man's utopia" "the book of sand" "the rose of paracelsus" and "Shakespeare's Memory".

The first story ("The Other") feels like a story that Borges not only could have written in his sleep, but did; the second ("Ulrike") didn't even have that much going for it, as it failed to elicit any connection from me at all. "The Congress" comes third, and is probably what I would consider the best story here; I hoped that the collection just got off to a slow start (like this story did, progressing from an initial banality that seems intended to lull the reader into a false sense of

Stirred by the Telling"The Book of Sand" doesn't quite have the cohesion of "Brodie's Report", but it almost compensates for it in the diversity of its subject matter and style.There is a similar interest in the mechanics of metafiction. Borges introduces the first story, "The Other", by describing an incident like this: "I didn't write about it then because my foremost objective at the time was to put it out of my mind, so as not to go insane. Now, in 1972 [three years later], it strikes me

Whether you write for fun, casual interest, or because you're seriously pursuing a career in the field, you will inevitably come across writers who inspire you. Sometimes they inspire you because they're so terrible you think surely you can do better & sometimes they inspire you because they're so good they get your creative blood flowing in a frenzied rush & you can't wait to pick up a pencil & get to it. Jorge Luis Borges doesn't fall in either of these categories, he falls into

While I did enjoy a couple of these stories, for the most part I was left feeling quite bored by this collection. I dont know if its because I was reading in French which isnt my first language or because the book is a translation and the magic got lost in translation, either one is entirely possible! I am still glad I read it though, its something I never would have read before and Im enjoying pushing my reading comfort zone a bit!