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PublisherPenguin Publishing Group

ISBN-100143039938

ISBN-139780143039938

eBay Product ID (ePID)150532371

Product Key Features

Book TitleBook of Imaginary Beings : (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

Number of Pages256 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicFantasy / Paranormal, Anthologies (Multiple Authors), Folklore & Mythology, Literary

Publication Year2006

IllustratorYes, SiS, Peter

GenreFiction, Social Science

AuthorJorge Luis Borges

Book SeriesPenguin Classics Deluxe Edition Ser.

FormatUk-B Format Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight9.6 Oz

Item Length8.3 in

Item Width5.6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition22

ReviewsErudite and whimsical, a model handbook of fantastic zoology. (Michael Dirda, The Washington Post) Of all the Latin American authors in this century, [Borges] is the most universal. (Harold Bloom), Erudite and whimsical, a model handbook of fantastic zoology. (Michael Dirda, "The Washington Post") Of all the Latin American authors in this century, [Borges] is the most universal. (Harold Bloom)

TitleLeadingThe

Grade FromTwelfth Grade

Grade ToUP

Dewey Decimal398.4/69

Edition DescriptionDeluxe

SynopsisIn a perfect pairing of talent, this volume blends twenty illustrations by Peter S s with Jorge Luis Borges's 1957 compilation of 116 "strange creatures conceived through time and space by the human imagination," from dragons and centaurs to Lewis Carroll's Cheshire Cat and the Morlocks of H. G. Wells's The Time Machine . A lavish feast of exotica brought vividly to life with art commissioned specifically for this volume, The Book of Imaginary Beings will delight readers of classic fantasy as well as Borges's many admirers. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators., In a perfect pairing of talent, this volume blends twenty illustrations by Peter Ss with Jorge Luis Borgess 1957 compilation of 116 strange creatures conceived through time and space by the human imagination, from dragons and centaurs to Lewis Carrolls Cheshire Cat and the Morlocks of H. G. Wellss "The Time Machine," A lavish feast of exotica brought vividly to life with art commissioned specifically for this volume, "The Book of Imaginary Beings" will delight readers of classic fantasy as well as Borgess many admirers., In a perfect pairing of talent, this volume blends twenty illustrations by Peter Sís with Jorge Luis Borges's 1957 compilation of 116 "strange creatures conceived through time and space by the human imagination," from dragons and centaurs to Lewis Carroll's Cheshire Cat and the Morlocks of H. G. Wells's The Time Machine . A lavish feast of exotica brought vividly to life with art commissioned specifically for this volume, The Book of Imaginary Beings will delight readers of classic fantasy as well as Borges's many admirers. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators., In a perfect pairing of talent, this volume blends 20 illustrations by Sis with Borges' 1957 compilation of 116 "strange creatures conceived through time and space by the human imagination," from dragons and centaurs to Lewis Carroll's Cheshire Cat and the Morlocks of H.G. Wells' "The Time Machine."