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Name: Otras inquisiciones
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Author: Jorge Luis Borges

📘 Otras inquisiciones by Jorge Luis Borges

‘Otras inquisiciones’ gathers 35 essays originally published in Argentine newspapers and periodicals from 1937 to 1952. Compiled by Borges himself, the volume traverses literary history, offering portraits of Anglo‑Saxon authors and reflections on contemporary events. His prose blends a vivid narrative voice with rich literary allusions, demanding attentive reading. The Dutch translation, first issued in 1981, includes an explanatory foreword by the translator and a new portrait sketch of the writer.

First publish date: 1952

Genre: Literary Fiction/Contemporary Literary Fiction

Authors: Jorge Luis Borges

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