Jorge Borges books

Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986) was an Argentine writer and one of the most influential literary figures of the 20th century, known for short stories like 'The Library of Babel' and collections like Ficciones and The Aleph.

Anthologies

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The Book of Fantasy 1940 Buy
Anti-Story: An Anthology of Experimental Fiction 1971 Buy
Eye of the Heart 1973 Buy
Art After Modernism 1984 Buy
Magical Realist Fiction 1984 Buy
On Suicide: Great Writers on the Ultimate Question 1992 Buy
The Penguin Book of Latin American Short Stories 1992 Buy
The New Mystery 1993 Buy
The Oxford Book of Latin American Short Stories 1997 Buy
The Oxford Book of Detective Stories 2000 Buy
The Vintage Book of Amnesia 2000 N/A
PEN America Issue 1: Classics 2000 Buy
First Winter 2008 Buy
Stories That Make You… 2012 Buy
Object Lessons: The Paris Review Presents the Art of the Short Story 2012 Buy
Writers: Their Lives and Works 2018 Buy

Jorge Borges Collections Reading Order

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Inquisiciones 1925 Buy
Evaristo Carriego 1930 Buy
A Universal History of Iniquity 1935 Buy
A Universal History of Infamy 1935 Buy
Ficciones 1944 Buy
El Aleph 1945 N/A
The Aleph and Other Stories 1945 Buy
Other Inquisitions, 1937-1952 1952 Buy
Extraordinary Tales 1955 Buy
The Book of Imaginary Beings 1957 Buy
Dreamtigers 1960 Buy
A Personal Anthology 1961 Buy
Labyrinths 1962 Buy
Chronicles of Bustos Domecq 1967 Buy
Brodie’s Report 1970 Buy
The Aleph 1970 Buy
The Book of Sand 1971 Buy
Selected Poems 1971 Buy
The Gold of the Tigers 1972 Buy
Seven Nights 1977 Buy
Collected Fictions 1998 Buy
Everything and Nothing 1999 Buy
The Secret Books 1999 Buy
The Sonnets 2010 Buy
The Widow Ching-Pirate 2011 Buy

Jorge Borges Non-Fiction Reading Order

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Borges on Writing 1973 Buy
On Writing 1973 Buy
Borges in/and/on Film 1974 Buy
Borges at Eighty 1980 Buy
Borges 1981 Buy
Atlas 1984 Buy
Conversations, Volume 1 1985 Buy
Conversations, Volume 2 1986 Buy
Conversations, Volume 3 1987 Buy
The Total Library 2000 Buy
Professor Borges 2000 Buy
On Argentina 2010 Buy
On Mysticism 2010 Buy
The Perpetual Race of Achilles & the Tortoise 2010 Buy

Jorge Borges Short Stories/Novellas Reading Order

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The Mirror of Ink 1933 Buy
Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius 1940 Buy
The Library of Babel 1941 Buy
The Garden of Forking Paths 1941 Buy
The Lottery in Babylon 1941 Buy
Artificios 1944 Buy
The Congress of the World 1981 Buy
Shakespeare’s Memory 1983 Buy

Jorge Borges Standalone Novels

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Six Problems for Don Isidro Parodi 1942 Buy

Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986) was an Argentine writer whose short fiction, essays, and poetry made him one of the most respected literary figures of the 20th century. Born in Buenos Aires, he published across a wide range of forms, from brief philosophical fictions to poetry collections and critical essays. His stories frequently deal with labyrinths, mirrors, infinite libraries, and the nature of time and identity.

Borges never won the Nobel Prize in Literature, a fact that remains one of the award’s most discussed omissions. His influence on writers who followed him, from magical realists to postmodernists, is hard to overstate. His major works, including Ficciones, The Aleph, and Labyrinths, remain widely read and taught.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Jorge Borges written?

Jorge Borges has written 64 books across five series.

What was Jorge Borges's first book?

Jorge Borges’s first book is Inquisiciones, published in 1925.

What is Jorge Luis Borges best known for?

Borges is best known for his short stories, particularly those collected in Ficciones (1944) and The Aleph (1945). Stories like ‘The Library of Babel,’ ‘The Garden of Forking Paths,’ and ‘Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius’ are among the most studied works in world literature.

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