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Cuentos memorables según Jorge Luis Borges

by May Sinclair, Edgar Allan Poe, Juan Manuel, Bret Harte, Joseph Conrad, Rudyard Kipling, Guy de Maupassant, W.W. Jacobs, G.K. Chesterton, O. Henry · 1999

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In a 1935 magazine article, celebrated author Jorge Luis Borges explained why he chose Mary Sinclair's short story "Donde su fuego nunca se apaga" as the most memorable story he'd ever read, while he mentioned 11 other of his personal favorites. Inspired by Borges' statements in the article, this anthology gathers an array of magnificent short stories by authors such as Allan Poe, Conrad, Kipling, O'Henry, among others.

Setting
1990s1990sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 380 pages
Form
short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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