This is a collection of stories exploring the various themes that interest Borges such as infinity, time, identity and paradox. They are densely written stories evoking complex imagery that require deep concentration on the part of the reader, and probably several re-readings. I was forced to spread...
It's not that there aren't some decent stories or intriguing essays in this collection but, overall, I just didn't find anything terribly interesting or profound anywhere.I've found this to be true of many similar authors - Calvino, Levi, Flann O'Brien, etc. They all may be masters of their craft an...
I found this at Barnes and Noble today. I thought I'd read the first page of the first story and see if I really wanted to read it. I got sucked into the story. Something about the writing. Definitely ended up going home with me.
Borges and IThe other one, the one called Borges, is the one things happen to. I walk through the streets of Buenos Aires and stop for a moment, perhaps mechanically now, to look at the arch of an entrance hall and the grillwork on the gate; I know of Borges from the mail and see his name on the lis...
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