El libro de los seres imaginarios

Also known as: Manual de zoología fantástica [Handbook of fantastic zoology]

Author

Jorge Luis Borges

Language

Spanish

Year

1957

Country

Argentina

Genre

Novella / Short Novel / Light Novel

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The Book of Imaginary Beings was written by Jorge Luis Borges with Margarita Guerrero and published in 1957 under the original Spanish title Manual de zoología fantástica. It contains descriptions of mythical beasts from folklore and literature. In 1967 the authors published an expanded edition retitled as El libro de los seres imaginarios. Borges collaborated on the first English translation, which was praised upon its publication in 1969.