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title: "The Aleph and Other Stories (Penguin Classics)"
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# 4.5/5 star reader acclaim 1700+ classic titles curated Philosophical & supernatural depth The Aleph and Other Stories (Penguin Classics)

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## Summary

> 📖 Unlock the labyrinth of Borges — where every story is a mind-bending journey!

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## Key Features

- • **Timeless Literary Mastery:** Dive into Borges’s mind-bending stories that challenge reality and identity.
- • **Award-Winning Translations:** Experience Borges’s genius through up-to-date, acclaimed translations.
- • **Curated Classic Excellence:** Part of Penguin Classics’ 70+ years of trusted, authoritative editions.
- • **Diverse Human Perspectives:** Explore characters from Nazis to Mayan priests, each richly realized.
- • **Critically Acclaimed & Popular:** Join thousands of readers rating this a 4.5-star masterpiece.

## Overview

The Aleph and Other Stories (Penguin Classics) is a celebrated collection of Jorge Luis Borges’s philosophical and supernatural short stories, featuring complex characters and profound themes. Published by Penguin Classics, this edition offers authoritative texts with scholarly introductions and award-winning translations, earning a 4.5-star rating from over 240 readers.

## Description

Full of philosophical puzzles and supernatural surprises, these stories contain some of Borges’s most fully realized human characters. With uncanny insight he takes us inside the minds of an unrepentant Nazi, an imprisoned Mayan priest, fanatical Christian theologians, a woman plotting vengeance on her father’s “killer,” and a man awaiting his assassin in a Buenos Aires guest house. This volume also contains the hauntingly brief vignettes about literary imagination and personal identity collected in The Maker , which Borges wrote as failing eyesight and public fame began to undermine his sense of self. 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.

Review: Master of the twist - I've never come across a writer like this before. This book and Fictions are historic creations. I think Chekhov has competition for greatest short story writer of all time.
Review: Genius - Brilliant book and brilliant writer.

## Features

- Penguin Books

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | 54,356 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 587 in Fantasy Anthologies (Books) 1,966 in Short Stories (Books) 2,591 in Paranormal Fantasy |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 242 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Master of the twist
*by H***I on 25 June 2020*

I've never come across a writer like this before. This book and Fictions are historic creations. I think Chekhov has competition for greatest short story writer of all time.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Genius
*by J***M on 21 June 2019*

Brilliant book and brilliant writer.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ for a friend
*by N***) on 16 April 2013*

i was asked by a friend to order on their behalf as they had read it before and highly rec it

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