The Widow Ching--Pirate

<p><b>'On days of combat, the crew would mix gunpowder with their liquor'</b></p><p> </p><p> Borges became famous as a writer of short stories that contained new realities: elaborately conceived, ingenious and gamesome pr�cis of impossible worlds or imaginary books. In these five stories there is danger on the high seas, an ungracious teacher of etiquette and an encyclopaedia of an unknown planet � and Borges's unique imagination and intellect plays throughout.</p><p> </p><p> This book includes <i>The Widow Ching-Pirate, Monk Eastman</i>, <i>Purveyor of</i> <i>Iniquities, The Uncivil Teacher of Court Etiquette K�tsuk�,</i> <i>Tl�n</i>, <i>Uqbar</i>, <i>Orbis Tertius,</i> <i>Pierre Menard </i>and <i>Author of the Quixote.</i></p><p> <i></i></p>