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The stories of Borges have always been enjoyable. In this volume however they are only 1/2 the volume, with the other half either being autobiographical or about the creation of they story. Initially interesting, that became boring quickly and the last 1/3 was a trudge.
The stories are of the Argentine small towns and Buenos Aires around the turn of the century. The stories of gaucho and fights and a time that seems mythic and dated today. Still, at his best Borges spins a tale that us always a ...more
The stories are of the Argentine small towns and Buenos Aires around the turn of the century. The stories of gaucho and fights and a time that seems mythic and dated today. Still, at his best Borges spins a tale that us always a ...more
I never was a big fan of this kind of mix of fantasy and reality. I usually prefer those fiction works that are either set in an imaginary world or that are deeply rooted to reality.
Feb 03, 2013
Terri
rated it
really liked it
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short-stories-fiction,
magic-realism-fiction
Jun 01, 2017
Georgia Carvalho
rated it
it was amazing
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Oct 03, 2023
Viviana Martinez
marked it as to-read
