Description: In a series of incandescent lectures given at Harvard in 1967-1968, Jorge Luis Borges explores poetic meaning, prose forms, literary history, translation theory, and philosophical aspects of communication writ large, offering a priceless window into the Argentinian master's lifelong love affair with the English language.
Brief description: Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986) was an Argentinian poet, essayist, and short story writer. The author of Ficciones, Labyrinths, and The Aleph, among other beloved collections, he is one of the best-known figures of twentieth-century Latin American literature.
Review Quotes: Anything written by Borges glow...with an unearthly light that transforms the world into a plushly furnished drawing room crammed with knicknacks and dusty, leather-bound volumes of arcana...Almost every casual aside from Borges suggests a book of its own; this one is a wondrously limpid testament to the pleasures of reading.--Steven Poole "The Guardian"