Book of Imaginary Beings
First edition | |
| Author | Jorge Luis Borges with Margarita Guerrero |
|---|---|
| Original title | Manual de zoología fantástica (later retitled El libro de los seres imaginarios) |
| Translator | Norman Thomas di Giovanni (1969) and others |
| Language | Spanish |
| Genre | Bestiary |
| Publisher | Fondo de Cultura Económica (1957); Dutton (1969) |
Publication date | 1957, 1967 |
| Publication place | Mexico, Argentina |
Published in English | June 1969 |
| Pages | 159 (1967); 256 (English) |
| ISBN | 0-525-06990-9 |
| OCLC | 45958 |
| 398.4/69 | |
| LC Class | GR825.B6; GR825.B613 |
The Book of Imaginary Beings was written by Jorge Luis Borges with Margarita Guerrero and published in 1957 under the original Spanish title Manual de zoología fantástica ("Handbook of fantastic zoology"). It contains descriptions of mythical beasts from folklore and literature. In 1967 the authors published an expanded edition retitled as El libro de los seres imaginarios. Borges collaborated on the first English translation, which was praised upon its publication in 1969.