Collected Fictions (Abridged) Audiobook

" Collecting together almost all of Borges' extant short fictions in a new translation by Andrew Hurley. The voice seems clearer and more natural and the volume is extensively annotated with helpful guides on Argentinian cultural and literary traditions. "

" I can't but like Borges, so I generally enjoy all of his short stories. "

" One of the best collections of short stories I own. "

" so far, phenomenal. turns out my new roommate happens to be reading the same book.. strange "

" A very slim portion of the stories are merely much better than your average read, the great majority is simply astonishing. Can be read over and over, and hey, you'll probably learn something along the way! "

" Stellar "what if?" scenarios. Borges' interests range in so many directions that he can always blow your mind. More of an intellectual exercise than an emotional involvement, but he gives in-depth information on each scenario. "

" Any lover of literature needs to read some Borges. Period. "

" The absolute bible...a twisting labryinth that changes everytime you read it and slowly infects all you read. "

" I was given this omnibus of Borges as a present, and it has become an ever-present on my nightstand. I'm rereading it for sixth time, but it might as well be my first for the impact it has with each reading. "

" So far so great..Wish I could read in Spanish. "

" Not so much consistenly good, but there are some completely amazing shorts in it that make it worth reading. "

" If you like knife fights, you like Borges. I got the book to see what his more fantastical shorts were like but was surprised by how much I enjoyed some of the gaucho stories. "

" the most imaginative writer I've encountered. Check out the short story Funes, La Memoria, and two other great ones, The South, and the Encounter "

" elsur! "

" It is an intelligent entertaining. Interesting short stories/narrations. Philosophical thoughts take the form of an event in his narration and keep you mesmerizing continuously. "

" Is it possible to imagine a life without Borges? "

" Why have I waited so long to read this? "Funes" and "the Aleph" are incredible.... I read also Susana Medina's writing on 'the Aleph' called "Hallucinating Spaces, or the Aleph"...maybe I'll be able to put it all together later. "

" One of the best books I've ever read. It's his life's work, fiction-wise, but it's simply amazing. He's one of the most important writers to ever live. "

" My favorite story is The Library of Babel. Borges is on my top 10 list of dead people I want to invite to dinner. I'd give him a sherry and a Rubik's cube for an aperitif. "

" I finally broke down and read Borges. I should have read him a long time ago. Infinite labyrinthian narratives and full of post-modern self-reference, Borges should be paid the highest compliment I can think of for a writer: thought provoking and entertaining simultaneously. "

" The Aleph alone is worth five stars, nevermind all the other amazing stories in this book. "

" "If an eternal traveler should journey in any direction, he would find after untold centuries that the same volumes are repeated in the same disorder- which, repeated, becomes order: the Order. My solitude is cheered by the elegant hope." "

" an old favorite, well transferred to audio. the stories are captivating to listen to and Borges is just such an amazing writer and that comes out so well in both this translation and in being read aloud. just gorgeous. something i return to again and again. "

" I loved "The Gospel According to Mark" "

" "The Library of Babel" is probably one of the coolest stories I have ever read. "

" Shortly into this book, I almost set it aside for something else. Pages later, I found myself recommending it to friends. "

" Reading Borges' Collected Fictions (and rereading Ficciones) is a joy. The force of his creativity, even as he returns to the same themes throughout his work, somehow snaps a reader, delightfully, frustratingly, off the linear path that is daily life. If only all reading could be like this. "