Ficciones
The seventeen pieces in Ficciones demonstrate the gargantuan powers of imagination, intelligence, and style of one of the greatest writers of this or any other century.
Borges sends us on a journey into a compelling, bizarre, and profoundly resonant realm; we enter the fearful sphere of Pascal's abyss, the surreal and literal labyrinth of books,...show more
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Read this mostly in English. I recommend reading Tlon, Herbert Quain, The Library of Babel, (maybe) The Garden of Forking Paths, Funes, and The Secret Miracle. The rest I could have lived without.
1. Tlon (5 stars)- Fantasy about an alien world which is really a commentary about our own.
2. The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim- I can't even rate this one because it went completely over my head. Completely.
3. Pierre Menard, Author of Don Quijote (2 stars)- ...read more
1. Tlon (5 stars)- Fantasy about an alien world which is really a commentary about our own.
2. The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim- I can't even rate this one because it went completely over my head. Completely.
3. Pierre Menard, Author of Don Quijote (2 stars)- ...read more
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