"It is remarkable that there remains under-explored an area of Borges scholarship, yet the central questions posed here are important, original, and compelling." William Rowlandson, University of Kent "This is a work of exceptional originality. The historical rather than literary perspective has brought to the fore entirely new readings, both regarding the interplay between Borges's life and his work, and between his reading and creative output. At the moment it stands almost alone in its approach and methodology. This work will become a mandatory tool in the development of future research." Evelyn Fishburn, University College London, author of A Dictionary of Borges "De la Fuente makes a compelling argument not merely for the importance of sexuality in Borges's work, but for its extent. The author marshals his evidence and presents it clearly. Borges, Desire, and Sex makes a major contribution to our better, more complete understanding of the man and his work.

I recommend it highly." Earl Fitz (Vanderbilt University), Estudios Interdisciplinarios de América Latina y El Caribe "The author offers a detailed argument. assembling strong evidence for his case, while opening new avenues of investigation of Borges's life and works. For [its] novel investigations of key [Borges's] works, for highlighting the erotic focus of some of Borges's readings, for offering a timely reminder of the importance of Stoic philosophy in the Argentine writer's thinking, as well as for its exposition of the sexual dimensions of Borges's poetry on the arrabal, among other merits, the book is very valuable. In the end, it serves to bring to light the important role that sex and desire played in [Borges's] life and work." Bill Richardson (National University of Ireland), Variaciones Borges.