Borges'scomposed,carefullywrought,gnarledstyleisatoncethemeansofhisartanditsobjecthiswayoforderingandgivingmeaningtothebizarreandterrifyingworldhecreates:itisabrilliant,burnishedinstrument,anditisquiteadequatetotheextremedemandshisbaroqueimaginationmakesofit….Absolutelyandmostvividlyoriginal.SaturdayReviewTheseventeenpiecesinFiccionesdemonstratethegargantuanpowersofimagination,intelligence,andstyleofoneofthegreatestwritersofthisoranyothercentury.Borgessendsusonajourneyintoacompelling,bizarre,andprofoundlyresonantrealm;weenterthefearfulsphereofPascal'sabyss,thesurrealandliterallabyrinthofbooks,andtheiconographyofeternalreturn.MoreplayfulandapproachablethanthefictionsthemselvesareBorges'sPrologues,briefelucidationsthatoffertheuninitiatedapassagewayintothewhirlwindofBorges'sgeniusandmirrortheprecisionandpotencyofhisintellectandinventiveness,hispiercingirony,hisskepticism,andhisobsessionwithfantasy.ToentertheworldsinFiccionesistoenterthemindofJorgeLuisBorges,whereinliesHeaven,Hell,andeverythinginbetween.