It is good to have it again after losing my copy. I do miss the painted cover but otherwise nice. The inner artwork is fine, but I think I draw them better. Many interesting topics one doesn't usually find on the subject is covered in this neat little book. I love fantastic animals and they are covered very well even to E.A.Poe's own and Franz Kafka's own made up beasts. A nice bit of esoteric menagerie from all over the world from the lumberwoods of Minnesota to ancient China and beyond. Now if we can just have the second volume if anyone is willing to create it?

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The images and text make me love Borges even more than I did before.

This is a well-written bestiary for readers of all ages. Borges wrote a great deal magical realism fiction novels, and this non-fiction bestiary based on research he performed as well as his literary interpretation makes this book a very fun experience. It's a book you can pick up and read a random entry that interests you, it's not designed to be a long sit-down read you must commit to sequentially.

This a interesting book for anyone who has an interest in the historical background of mythical creatures. This is not a collection of stories about these creatures. The book didn’t have many pictures, but lucky Borges’ writing can lend to the creation of mental images. This book isn’t what I expected, but I am happy to add it to my collection of Borges’ books

Still brilliant. He really moves me to interesting places. Being a writer, he and a few others are my Teachers and motivate me.

Incredibly well written, this book offers a rather novel look and figurative creatures both well known and not. a definite add to any good researhers library of outlandish creatures and other assorted life-forms.

this is a great book about monsters and imaginary beings that people back in history believed in or imagined. I like the author, Jorge Luis Borges, because he has a great knowledge of this subject. This book would make a great addition to a monster fan's source library as it is in mine.

I needed this book for research and it did not disappointed me. It describes all the animals you can meet in the fantasy world.

ボルヘスの邦訳は2冊を除いて全て読んでいます。それほどの読書家でもないのですが、ボルヘスは別格。で、未読の2冊とは「アトラス」と「幻獣辞典」理由は特にないと思うのですが、なんとなく避けてきて今に至る次第。それで本書をレコメンドされて読むことに。率直な感想は読んてよかったと。ボルヘスの主著ではないと思いますが、20世紀最大の作家の一種の側面として。ところでこの作品は澁澤龍彦の「幻想博物誌」と如何なる関係があるのでしようか。読後の気分も上々。英語もそれほど難解ではないので、「幻想」と云う言葉に惑わさないで気楽に読むのが良いのではないですか。

Its a really good translated version of the original book. I liked it for its size and price. I wish there were some illustrations in his work to get the imagination process accelerated though.

I've done a review with pictures of things I snapped in the sky that resemble the creatures in the book , but some are afraid of truth.

Bellissima copertina. Il libri è un grande classico della produzione letteraria di Borges