false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166726180m/16568.jpg 16568 21 In a perfect pairing of talent, this volume blends twenty illustrations by Peter Sís with Jorge Luis Borges's 1957 compilation of 116 &#147;strange creatures conceived through time and space by the human imagination,&#148; from dragons and centaurs to Lewis Carroll's Cheshire Cat and the Morlocks of H. G. Wells's <I>The Time Machine</I>. A lavish feast of exotica brought vividly to life with art commissioned specifically for this volume, <I>The Book of Imaginary Beings</I> will delight readers of classic fantasy as well as Borges's many admirers. 2241328 1948 The Book of Imaginary Beings (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) total:842|5:340|4:318|3:159|2:23|1:2| 842 3497 1357 75 0 7 false false Tue Oct 09 16:05:54 -0700 2007 Fri May 02 16:29:15 -0700 2008
Perhaps the book was thicker in earlier editions; pages torn ...more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue May 22 00:38:10 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 04 05:14:24 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Mar 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 02:31:50 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 09:26:53 -0700 2009
É um livro que caracteriza de uma forma muito simples todos (quase todos) os seres imaginários (num total de 116) que estão presentes na mitologia e religião ... como as “Mil e uma noites”, “os conto...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Mar 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 19:56:58 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 20 20:27:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Apr 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 16 15:57:20 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 23 04:23:39 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Fri Apr 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 07 18:01:53 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 10 16:14:36 -0700 2009 exclusivamente, um bestiário de seres imaginários.

Ao estilo de Borges - encantado por símbolos e representações - é mais que isso, uma história das histórias das corporificações linguísticas (!) de cada ser imaginário, quem falou ? - quem escre...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Aug 22 21:46:37 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 10:36:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Thu May 14 07:54:01 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 07:56:34 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Oct 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jan 03 08:32:10 -0800 2009 Mon Oct 26 21:35:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 08 14:39:49 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 01 14:48:42 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 true false Fri Jun 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 09:50:28 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 02:20:48 -0700 2009 1 "Ok, I'll finish it tomorrow", I thought. And then read on...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Apr 15 20:29:22 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 22:29:07 -0700 2009
Anyway, this book basically takes all the myths and legends from all over the world, and describes them with great detail their histor...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jul 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 15 09:59:02 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 03:46:21 -0700 2009 Ficções, mas ainda não houve oportunidade/vontade de o ler. Comecei por este compêndio (escrito com a colaboração de Margarita Guerrero) organizado por ordem alfabética, de criaturas mitológicas que vivem no i...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 10 19:38:35 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 10 19:44:06 -0800 2008
It's not meant to be a collection of fiction (though, of course, it's not purely fact) -- it's more an encyclopedia of gods and monsters and beings mystical to mythical that Borges has foun...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Aug 09 12:44:32 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 09 12:46:56 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Nov 24 11:28:04 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 24 11:28:04 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Tue Dec 31 00:00:00 -0800 1996 Tue Mar 25 08:13:43 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 27 07:30:52 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Aug 17 12:33:35 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 12:34:43 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Mar 30 07:28:43 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 07:28:43 -0700 2009 5 0 true false Tue Jan 02 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Feb 22 21:56:02 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 23 20:44:09 -0800 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=16568