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    <body><![CDATA[Well I used t have all the book from Borges in Spanish, that was, until one of my boxes was lost when moving apartments. To my dismay the box that contain his books were lost. Alas the Aleph and other Stories managed to sneak to another box, but Labyrinths was lost forever and I can only hope it’s...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16148914">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[same thing to be said as with the ficciones-my reading of Borges is a work in progress. A little here, a little there, and then you need some time for breathing and reflection. You want to snack on Borges, so as to not devour the entire meal and then be disappointed in dessert.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This was sitting on my bookshelf for about a year before I picked it up. Didn't know who the author was. But I decided to give it a go, and was very impressed by the essays and poems that I found in it. He's another author who has a nice cadence to his writing. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I am currently reading Borges just because I found him in an old box dry in the nicely heated den. He is interesting. The passion of an introvert and the way that his themes, writings, and opinions reflect off of me is enriching.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Erudite, mind expanding and incredibly literary...in the space of two to four pages he can change your view forever]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Alright, so I am a bit biased as Borges is my very favorite author.  I definitely prefer his fiction, but am happy to say that his non-fiction kept me just as much on my toes, and searching for a way through the maze to the end.  As is typical of Borges, if you can follow it, it's poignant... but yo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67691453">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Borges understood literary translation like almost no one has (even if his own translations can be problematic and less than thrilling).  As much as his ficciones make me sing, I love this compilation of essays for allowing me such direct access to his incisive, sparkling mind.<br/><br/>Eternal th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1928061">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[In my mind Borges represents the pinnacle of erudition.  His short stories are generally filled with wide ranging references.  The selected nonfictions gives you a sense of what he reads and draws upon when he composes his fictions.  Histories, metaphysical exercises, philosophy, book reviews, biogr...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15215939">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[     It's funny how Borges writes essays in the same amused, pedantic voice he uses in his fiction.  I read that one of his essays (Approach to Al-Mutaism) was actually later included in his Ficciones.  I guess he proves that the line between fiction and nonfiction is as thin as the distance between...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4365241">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I don't know if he is the greatest living writer of the 20th century, I think a lot of that is bullshit, I think there were writers that dabbled in his same cerebral vortices but it only got noticed this century. A hundred years in the future, Borges would be writing the Onion with Pablo Neruda - on...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18775731">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is an enriching collection of essays written by Borges.  Some are boring, some are interesting; revolving mainly around literature, philosophy, and mathematics.  I figure it a great selection to have in your living room for spur-of-the-moment enlightening and educating.....definitely not meant ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4816909">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm actually not a huge fan of the translations but they are far better than the ones in the <em>Selected Fictions</em>.  And, Borges translates well into English.  AND-- there's cool stuff that is not often anthologized, like movie reviews and magazine articles, that are fun for the archivist.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I first read Borges' fiction and loved it so I tried reading this book and also loved it.  His essays made me think of things in new ways.  He was very creative and filled with ideas.]]></body>
    
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