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Franklin Library leather edition of Jorge Luis Borges's "Ficciones," a Limited edition, one of the COLLECTED STORIES OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST WRITERS series, illustrated by Roger Roth, Edited and Introduction by Anthony Kerrigan, published in 1985. Bound in navy blue leather, the book has French moire silk end leaves, a satin book marker, hubbed spine, acid-free paper, Symth-sewn binding, gold gilding on three edges---in FINE condition. Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges Acevedo, who lived from 1899 – 1986, 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" is a collection of short stories exploring themes of dreams, labyrinths, change, infinity, archives, mirrors, and mythology. Borges's works have contributed to philosophical literature and the fantasy genre, and majorly influenced the magic realism movement in 20th century Latin American literature. Born in Buenos Aires, Borges later moved with his family to Switzerland in 1914, where he studied at the College de Geneve. The family travelled widely in Europe, including Spain. On his return to Argentina in 1921, Borges began publishing his poems and essays in surrealist literary journals. He also worked as a librarian and public lecturer. In 1955, he was appointed director of the National Public Library and professor of English Literature at the University of Buenos Aires. He became completely blind by the age of 55. Scholars have suggested that his progressive blindness helped him to create innovative literary symbols through imagination. By the 1960s, his work was translated and published widely in the United States and Europe. Borges himself was fluent in several languages. In 1961, he came to international attention when he received the first Formentor Prize, which he shared with Samuel Beckett. In 1971, he won the Jerusalem Prize. Writer and essayist J.M. Coetzee said of him: "He, more than anyone, renovated the language of fiction and thus opened the way to a remarkable generation of Spanish-American novelists." 162 pages. I offer combined shipping.