Jorge Borges

Jorge Luis Borges was a poet, journalist, and author from Argentina best known for his collections of short stories. The author was born in 1899 in Buenos Aires and would go on to become one of the most prominent literary figures of the twentieth century. In addition to being the founder of three literary journals, Borges was the author of several volumes of essays, poems, and a biography.

The best place to start is the Jorge Borges Collections series, the earliest of Jorge Borges's multi-book series: it opens with Inquisiciones (1925) and runs to 25 books across 1925–2011, ending with The Widow Ching-Pirate (2011). Jorge Borges's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Jorge Borges has 250 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1793 and 2026. 221 of them belong to 7 named series — the largest being the Jorge Borges Collections series with 25 books — and 29 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Jorge Borges's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Jorge Borges Collections (1925–2011, 25 books), Jorge Borges Short Stories/Novellas (1933–1983, 8 books) and Jorge Borges Standalone Novels (1942, 1 book), plus 1 more.

This guide splits Jorge Borges's 250 books into 7 named series and 29 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Jorge Borges Collections (25 books, 1925–2011); Jorge Borges Non-Fiction (14 books, 1973–2010); Jorge Borges Short Stories/Novellas (8 books, 1933–1983); Jorge Borges Standalone Novels (1 book, 1942); Literary Conversations (97 books, 1969–2023), plus 2 further series.