Borges in 90 Minutes (Great Writers in 90 Minutes)
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| Rating | : | 4.37 (793 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 143321816X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 132 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-10-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Magic Realism Explained" according to BookManBookWoman TV REVIEWS. The very short, very accurate course on magic realism and its leading author
Paul Strathern is a Somerset Maugham prize-winning novelist, and his nonfiction works include The Venetians; The Artist, the Philosopher and the Warrior; Napoleon in Egypt; and Mendeleyev s Dream: The Quest for the Elements. He lives in England.Simon Vance is an award-winning actor and an AudioFile Golden Voice with over forty Earphones Awards. He has won thirteen prestigious Audie Awards and was Booklist's ve
Weaving fiction with fact, fantastic matter with historical figures, Borges frequent theme of a world where time, culture, and place converge is not only timely but pertinent in our advance toward globalization. Strathern offers a concise, expert account of Borges life and ideas and explains their influence on literature.
(Brian J. (Peter Neissa Kliatt) . Buchanan Tennessean)Paul Strathern has ably put Borges's life and work in a clear and understandable context. It furnishes a quick way for general readers to familiarize themselves with writers they wish to read or re-read