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Seven Nights (Paperback)

by JL Borges (Author)
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  • Paperback: 121 pages
  • Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co. (29 May 1985)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0811209059
  • ISBN-13: 978-0811209052
  • Product Dimensions: 20.2 x 13.2 x 1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,018,845 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Seven Nights - I wish there were eight, 4 Jan 1998
By A Customer

I have tried to be fair & descriptive in this
reveiw but I fail here & there...

Seven Nights gives you a quick and unavoidably
engaging look into the some of Borges'
favorite themes and ideas.

The text is taken from lectures and has a
pleasant verbal style. Because of the format
used, (the lecture) this book is quite
different from any other Borges you may have
read.

If you have read Borges and found his
novels a little dense you will find this
slim volume well leavened. If you have never
read his works then this is a great place to
begin.

Each chapter of Seven Nights explores a
different topic. Topics include: Date's Divine
Comedy, Buddhism, Nightmares, Blindness,
Poetry, The Thousand and One Nights, and
The Kabbalah.

My favorite moment occurs in the in the
chapter on Poetry. Borges compares the words
for 'moon' in English, Spanish, Greek,
French, Portugese, and German for their
aesthetic effects and the degree to which
they fit with the the moon itself. He
concludes that the English 'moon' is best
because of the slowness & roundness of the
sound when spoken.

Seven Nights is melodious and occasionally
sublime.

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1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars I love all that Borges wrote. He's the best writer on earth., 15 Jun 1998
By A Customer
I'm not cualified to critice his books. All I know is that when I read his books I really believe him, he can create a whole world with words and I sometimes think he must have been in every place he describes, even unexistant places. He deserved the Novel and I think he didn't get it because he was latin american, and Argentine certainly, like me.
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