Jorge Luis Borges (24 August 1899 - 14 June 1986) was an Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator, and a key figure in Spanish-language literature. This book contains English versions of 6 short stories and verses. "The Rejected Sorcerer" (aka El Brujo Postergado) (short story)"The Library of Babel" (short story)"The Babylonian Lottery" (short story)"The Circular Ruins" (short story)"The Card-Trick" (verse)"A Patio" (verse)First published"Fantastic Universe", March 1960, "Encounter Magazine" 1962, 1963.