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About This Novel

A collection of essays, published in 1932, which includes book and film reviews written by Borges and discusses his views on literature and art. For example, "Gaucho Poems" and "Argentinian Writers and Tradition" focus on the local literary style of Argentina; "The Other Whitman" and "Flaubert and His Iconic Goals" turn their attention to world literature; "Achilles and the Eternal Race of the Tortoise" and "The Metamorphosis of the Tortoise" explore the philosophical propositions that the author has in mind. The article covers a wide range of topics. Borges said: "My life lacks life and death. It is this lack that makes me reluctantly like these trivial things."

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