An unprecedented collection of the visionary Argentine writer’s
meditations on the mystical realm
Jorge Luis Borges
immersed himself and his readers in metaphysical fantasies—playing
reason against faith, belief against logic. His profound knowledge of
eastern religions was an endless source of inspiration for his
writing. On Mysticism—edited by Borges’s widow, Maria
Kodama—brings together a stunning group of prose pieces and poems
that speak to this signature theme of his writing, from some of his
most celebrated works to others that appear here in English for the
first time. Together they yield valuable insights into the most
ineffable dimension of his writing, illuminating the inimitable
rewards of this literary visionary, a wisdom writer whose belief in
the magic of words has made him beloved around the world.
