This volume examines five stories by Jorge Luis Borges considered remarkable by Harold Bloom. Studied texts include "Death and the Compass," "Tlön, Ugbar, Orbis Tertius," "The Immortal," "The Aleph," and "The South."
This series is edited by Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of the Humanities, Yale University; Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Professor of English, New York University Graduate School; preeminent literary critic of our time. The world’s most prominent writers of short stories are covered in one series with expert analysis by Bloom and other critics. These titles contain a wealth of information on the writers and short stories that are most commonly read in high schools, colleges, and universities.
