The Book of Imaginary Beings

Jorge Luis Borges author Andrew Hurley translator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Vintage Publishing

Published:2nd Jul '26

Should be back in stock very soon

The Book of Imaginary Beings cover

Experience a BRIEF ENCOUNTER with Jorge Luis Borges, master of metaphysical invention, in this playful bestiary of creatures real and unreal

A dazzling catalogue of be creatures drawn from the dreamworlds of myth, folklore, and imagination

From ancient myths to obscure legends, a strange menagerie takes shape: creatures part real, part invented, drawn from cultures across the world. Each is described with care, as if it might exist just beyond the edge of belief. The Book of Imaginary Beings is Jorge Luis Borges’s playful, erudite bestiary of the fantastic. Curious and endlessly inventive, it explores the power of imagination to create entire worlds.

BRIEF ENCOUNTERS: classic novellas and captivating stories, to be read in a single sitting or savoured over days.

** The perfect stocking filler for short fiction readers**

ISBN: 9781529986372

Dimensions: 197mm x 129mm x 13mm

Weight: 148g

192 pages