LO SPECCHIO CHE FUGGE | I EDIZ. 1990 | PAPINI

This anthology, curated by Jorge Luis Borges, collects metaphysical and reflective short stories by Giovanni Papini, centered around themes of identity, memory, and existential reverie. Drawing from Papini’s early narrative works such as Il tragico quotidiano, Borges introduces a selection that evokes melancholic introspection and philosophical longing, emblematic of Italian metaphysical modernism. First issued by Franco Maria Ricci in 1975, this Mondadori edition (1990) reintroduces Papini’s forgotten voice to contemporary audiences through an expertly designed, genre-savvy publication