Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| 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#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| 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#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| 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#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| 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#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| 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.