Jorge Luis Borges is the hero of this literary whodunit by one of Brazil's most celebrated writers. Vogelstein is a loner who has always lived among books. Suddenly, fate grabs hold of his insignificant life and carries him off to Buenos Aires, to a conference on Edgar Allan Poe, the inventor of the modern detective story. There Vogelstein meets his idol, Jorge Luis Borges, and for reasons that a mere passion for literature cannot explain, he finds himself at the center of a murder investigation that involves arcane demons ...
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Jorge Luis Borges is the hero of this literary whodunit by one of Brazil's most celebrated writers. Vogelstein is a loner who has always lived among books. Suddenly, fate grabs hold of his insignificant life and carries him off to Buenos Aires, to a conference on Edgar Allan Poe, the inventor of the modern detective story. There Vogelstein meets his idol, Jorge Luis Borges, and for reasons that a mere passion for literature cannot explain, he finds himself at the center of a murder investigation that involves arcane demons, the mysteries of the Kaballah, the possible destruction of the world, and the Elizabethan magus John Dee's theory of the "Eternal Orangutan," which, given all the time in the world, would end up writing all the known books in the cosmos. Verissimo's small masterpiece is at once a literary tour de force and a brilliant mystery novel.
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Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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Fair. Size: 7x0x9; All proceeds benefit local libraries. Former library book with all the usual stamps, markings, and labels. Otherwise very good condition.
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Good. in Not Issued jacket. Ex-library paperback (usual stamps, stickers) in very good condition with negligible cover wear, no spine crease (clear library tape on spine, added for durability); interior fine--pages crisp, white and new-looking; translated from the Portuguese by Margaret Jull Costa; 135 pgs.; library has cut a rectangle from the last page to remove bar code; New Directions Publishing, 2005 (see picture of my book within this description)
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Very good; Collectible. This is the OVERSIZED softcover only stated New Directions Edition from 2004. Other than a front cardholder flyleaf (ex lib), both the mylar-covered cover and the book are in very good condition. There are no rips, tears, etc. ---and the pages and binding are tight (see photo). **Note: All books listed as FIRST EDITIONS are stated by the publisher in words or number lines--or--only stated editions that include only the publisher and publication date. Check my feedback to see that I sell exactly as I describe.