About this title: This collection of 11 short stories includes "The Gospel According to Mark", "The Unworthy Friend", "The Duel", "The End of the Duel", "Rosendo's Tale", "The Intruder", "The Meeting", "Juan Mruana", "The Elder Lady", "Guayaquil" and "Doctor Brodie's Report".
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Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: bantam, New York
Date Published: 1972
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. firm clean copy. Text in English, Spanish. 128 p.; 25 cm. Short stories. Translation of El informe de Brodie. Contents: The Gospel according to Mark. --The unworthy friend. --The duel. --The end of the duel. --Rosendo's tale. --The intruder. --The meeting. --Juan Muraña. --The elder lady. --Guayaquil. --Doctor Brodie's report. --Afterword. --Bibliographical note (p. 127-128) read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Plume
Date Published: 1979-02-16
ISBN-13:9780525475415ISBN:0525475419
Description: Good. No Dust Jacket As Issued. Paperback 1979, Appears Unread, Name on 1st page, Lightly age toned with scattered age spots on pages, Binding square and tight, Couple small faint creases and scratches to cover, Domestic Tracking. read more
Edition: First Edition By This Publisher
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: A Dutton Paperback., USA.
Date Published: 1978
ISBN-13:9780525475415ISBN:0525475419
Description: James McMullan Cover art! FN+, Near New. Trade Paperback. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 125 pgs. "I do not dare state that they are simple; there isn't anywhere on earth a single page or single word that that is, since each thing implies the inverse, whose most obvious trait is complexity. I want to make it quite clear that I am not, nor have I ever been, what used to be called a preacher of parables or a fabulist and is now known a s a committed writer. I do not aspire to be Aesop. " read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: E. P. Dutton, NY
Date Published: 1972
Description: First U.S. edition, very good+ in a like dust jacket. Small black stain on bottom edge of pages, top edge of pages has a little spotting. The jacket has a few short, closed tears along the top edge and a little general rubbing. Translated by Norman Thomas di Giovanni in collaboration with the author. read more
Description: Good; Collectible. Stated First Edition-former library book whose evidence i smylar cover label on binding-stamp on page edge and inside cover-staining to page edge-otherwise cover fine binding strong contents clean-a fine solid tight copy. read more
Edition: First Edition; Second Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: E. P. Dutton, Y1
Date Published: 1972
ISBN-13:9780525093824ISBN:0525093826
Description: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 0525093826. Hardcover. 8vo. E. P. Dutton. 1972. 128 pgs. First edition/Second Printing. DJ in excellent shape, unclipped and with no tears present. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks, binding tight and solid, boards clean with no wear present. Photos sent upon request. Y1; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 128 pages. read more
Edition: First U.S. Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: E. P. Dutton
Date Published: 1972
ISBN-13:9780525093824ISBN:0525093826
Description: Very Good + in Very Good + jacket. First U.S. Edition stated. VG+/VG+. Hardcover, brown & black cloth with gilt titles, DJ, 128 pp, slight edgewear to DJ, else a clean and crisp copy. Protected in a Brodart cover. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dutton, NY
Date Published: 1972
ISBN-13:9780525093824ISBN:0525093826
Description: Octavo, 128. A late collection of eleven stories, translated by Norman Thomas di Giovanni in collaboration with Borges. Fine in a very near fine jacket. read more
Edition: 7th Impression
Binding: Book
Publisher: Penguin
Date Published: 1976
ISBN-13:9780140180275ISBN:0140180273
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. Type: Paperback 106 pages. Light wear to spine & covers, occasional light creasing to covers else very good paperback copy. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. read more
Edition: 1st Edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Allen Lane, London
Date Published: 1974
ISBN-13:9780713907544ISBN:0713907541
Description: Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. A particularly well preserved copy; tight, bright, clean and sharp cornered. Very small closed tear to the top edge of the front dw panel. Mylar sleeved. 1. pp. 128. read more
Edition: First English edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Allen Lane, (London)
Date Published: 1974
Description: A fine copy in price-clipped dust jacket; jacket is slightly rubbed at tip of spine, else fine. BORGES, Jorge Luis. DOCTOR BRODIE'S REPORT. Translated by Norman Thomas di Giovanni in collaboration with the author. Octavo, paper-covered boards, 128 pages. read more
"These stories were excellent but they didn't strike me as masterpieces. I haven't given the book a 5-star rating because it just didn't seem that good as many of the other stories Borges has written. I prefer it when he writes in the style of 'magic realism' (if you want to use that term) rather than just relatively straight-forward 'realism' (if you want to use that one)."
"the stories and structures and themes &c felt repetitive (like Borges work mostly since he revolves around the same themes over and over). Some interesting insights abound. A four star story -- Guayaguil based off the Guayaquil conference btw San Martin and Bolivar. I liked the parallels drawn between said conference and his own (or fictional Borges') with a certain Dr. Eduardo Zimmerman over who should bring San Martin's very words (a transcript of the conference) to the world."
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