Borges in 90 Minutes

Name: Borges in 90 Minutes
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: Paul Strathern
ISBN: 9781433218194

Author: Paul Strathern

Narrator: Robert Whitfield

Unabridged: 1 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Published: 02/05/2009

Categories: Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography

Synopsis

Weaving fiction with fact, fantastic matter with historical figures, Borges frequent theme of a world where time, culture, and place converge is not only timely but pertinent in our advance toward globalization. Drawing from his multiethnic and lingual upbringing in Argentina, Borges focus on universal themes early on came to belittle the sentiments of racism and communism, earning him widespread recognition. His work is both timeless and touching, a product of deep suffering and incorrigible innocence. Borges in 90 Minutes offers a concise, expert account of Borges life and ideas and explains their influence on literature and on mans struggle to understand his place in the world. The book also includes a list of Borges chief works, a chronology of his life and times, and recommended reading for those who wish to delve deeper.

About Paul Strathern

Paul Strathern is a Somerset Maugham Prize-winning novelist and the author of many nonfiction titles, including The Artist, the Philosopher, and the Warrior; Napoleon in Egypt; and Mendeleyev's Dream, which was short-listed for the Aventis Prize. Paul lives in England.

Reviews

Goodreads review by James on June 03, 2022

Borges in 90 Minutes should be called Borges for 90 Minutes. Instead of giving you a sense of the writer, and an overview of his work, in 90 minutes the author just blathers on about him in the style of academic-sounding literary criticism. Maybe I should’ve read Borges for Idiots instead.......more

Goodreads review by Crystal on January 13, 2016

Now I want to read more Borges! The book did not answer one important question. I want to know if Borges wrote any original pieces in English. I think the answer is no, but would like to know for certain. Since he grew up speaking both English and Spanish, I would love to find an original piece writ......more

Goodreads review by Alana on December 21, 2022

ok ok ok but keep my man’s name out ya damn mouth sometimes fr. innacurate biographical bits for thee drama™️??? saying everything after the aleph wasn’t that good??? blasphemy.......more

Goodreads review by marianne on February 24, 2020

Great little intro on Borges that provided some life history, common themes in his literature, and an overview of his works. It was much of what I was looking for as I make my way through his Ficciones, which truly stand on their own but are even more intriguing and delectable with a little extra in......more

Goodreads review by Ryan on December 15, 2024

The "writers in 90 minutes" seem to be way better than "philosophers in 90 minutes" -- this did a great job of 1) telling the basic biography of Borges 2) some nice selections of his work and why you'd want to read him 3) general context of his writing. The main takeaway is yes, I absolutely want to......more