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"On Mysticism," available in English for the first time, brings together the meditations on the mystical realm that permeate much of Borges's work.

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On Mysticism is a collection of Borges' essays, fiction and poetry that explores the role of the mysterious and spiritual in Borges' life and writing. Borges had profound knowledge of eastern religions and was raised by a philosophically astute father. As a result he was preoccupied with a metaphysical uneasiness that infiltrated his work. This book is a unique collection of Borges' meditations on the mystical realm that fascinated him so much.

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An unprecedented collection of the visionary Argentine writer's meditations on the mystical realm

Jorge Luis Borges immersed himself and his readers in metaphysical fantasies--playing reason against faith, belief against logic. His profound knowledge of eastern religions was an endless source of inspiration for his writing. On Mysticism--edited by Borges's widow, Maria Kodama--brings together a stunning group of prose pieces and poems that speak to this signature theme of his writing, from some of his most celebrated works to others that appear here in English for the first time. Together they yield valuable insights into the most ineffable dimension of his writing, illuminating the inimitable rewards of this literary visionary, a wisdom writer whose belief in the magic of words has made him beloved around the world.

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Title On Mysticism
Author Jorge Luis Borges; Suzanne Jill Levine (Editor); Maria Kodama (Editor)
Binding Paperback
Edition First edition.
Pages 128
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Penguin Classics, New York
Publication date 2010-06-29
Features Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
ISBN 9780143105695 / 0143105698
Weight 0.24 lbs (0.11 kg)
Dimensions 7.68 x 5.4 x 0.3 in (19.51 x 13.72 x 0.76 cm)
Age range 18 to UP years
Grade levels 13 - UP
Themes
- Topical: New Age
Category New Age / Body, Mind & Spirit
Library of Congress subjects Borges, Jorge Luis, Borges, Jorge Luis - Philosophy
Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2010011196
Dewey Decimal Code 868.62

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Library Journal, 06/01/2010, Page 86

About the author

Jorge Luis Borges was born in Buenos Aires in 1989 and was educated in Europe. One of the most widely acclaimed writers of our time, he published many collections of poems, essays, and short stories before his death in Geneva in June 1986. In 1961 Borges shared the International Publisher's prize with Samuel Beckett. The Ingram Merrill Foundation granted him its Annual Literary Award in 1966 for his "outstanding contribution to literature." In 1971 Columbia University awarded him the first of many degrees of Doctor of Letters, honoris causa (eventually the list included both Oxford and Cambridge), that he was to receive from the English-speaking world. In 1971 he also received the fifth biennial Jerusalem Prize and in 1973 was given one of Mexico's most prestigious cultural awards, the Alfonso Reyes Prize. In 1980 he shared with Gerardo Diego the Cervantes Prize, the Spanish world's highest literary accolade. Borges was Director of the Argentine National Library from 1955 until 1973.

Maria Kodama (editor, introducer) is an Argentine writer, translator, and literature professor and the widow of Jorge Luis Borges. The president of Fundacin Internacional Jorge Luis Borges, she lives in Buenos Aires.

Suzanne Jill Levine (general editor) is a professor of Latin American literature and translation studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and the distinguished translator of such innovative Spanish American writers as Jorge Luis Borges, Adolfo Bioy Casares, Manuel Puig, Guillermo Cabrera Infante, and Julio Cortzar. She lives in Santa Barbara, California.

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