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A pocket-sized museum of human imagination, where mythical beasts serve as mirrors for our deepest philosophical curiosities. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Libro de los seres imaginarios.
- dreamlike
- wondrous
- mysterious
- antiquarian
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Collected Fictions
Jorge Luis Borges
A dizzying descent into a library of infinite mirrors, where reality, time, and identity constantly shift and dissolve.
- 02
Labyrinths
Jorge Luis Borges
A dizzying descent into an infinite library of philosophical paradoxes, mirrors, and metaphysical mysteries.
- 03
Dragons dragons and other creatures that never were
Eric Carle and Laura Whipple
A vibrant, lyrical journey through the realm of imagination, where mythical beasts leap from the page in bold colors and rhythmic verse.
- 04
Codex Seraphinianus
Outlet
A surreal, beautiful visual encyclopedia of an unknown world written in an unreadable language.
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Le città invisibili
Italo Calvino · 1998
A surreal, kaleidoscopic journey through imaginary metropolises that ultimately maps the contours of human memory and desire.
- 06
Encyclopedia of things that never were
Michael F. Page
A beautifully illustrated, scholarly wander through the collective imagination of humanity's greatest myths, monsters, and magical realms.
- 07
Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction
Jeff VanderMeer
A spectacularly beautiful, visually driven masterclass that energizes the creative spirit while grounding it in practical craft.
- 08
Doskonała próżnia
Stanisław Lem · 1997
A brilliant, mind-bending stroll through a library of books that have never been written.
- 09
After man
Dougal Dixon · 1981
A stunning, speculative field guide that invites readers to marvel at the exotic creatures of tomorrow.
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The Library at Night
Alberto Manguel
An elegant, essayistic exploration of the Platonic ideal of libraries and the profound joy of reading.
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No such things
Bill Peet · 1983
A bouncy, rhyming menagerie of delightfully absurd creatures that invites readers into a purely playful imagination.
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World of Wonders
Aimee Nezhukumatathil
A tender and curious exploration of how the natural world's most unusual creatures can teach us how to belong.
