About the Author

Jorge Luis Borges (1890-1982), Argentine poet, critic, and short-story writer, revolutionized modern literature. He was completely blind when appointed the head of Argentina's National Library. William Gibson is a professor of ecclesiastical history at Oxford Brookes University. He is also academic director of the Westminster Institute of Education.

Reviews

"Borges is arguably the great bridge between modernism and post-modernism in world literature." -- David Foster Wallace - The New York Times "Borges anticipated postmodernism (deconstruction and so on) and picked up credit as founding father of Latin American magical realism." -- Colin Waters - The Washington Times