A celebrated avant-garde poet and essayist in the 1930s, Jorge Luis Borges turned to short fiction as an experiment. The result was historic: within a decade, Borges emerged as one of the genre's greatest innovators. With "Jorge Luis Borges: A Study of the Short Fiction", Naomi Lindstrom provides a thought-provoking consideration of Borges's short fiction canon. Lindstrom traces the development of Borges's involvement with the short narrative, offering lucid critical analyses that render his intricate and difficult texts comprehensible for new readers. Also included in this volume are excerpts from Borges's revealing interviews with Fernando Sorrentino and valuable essays by Borges scholars Carter Wheelock and David William Foster. "Jorge Luis Borges: A Study of the Short Fiction" combines clear textual analysis with an informative overview of Borges's career as a writer to present an accessible portrait of this complex and innovative short fiction master. -- From publisher's description.