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The Aleph
The Aleph | Jorge Luis Borges
In Borges' story, the Aleph is a point in space that contains all other points. Anyone who gazes into it can see everything in the universe from every angle simultaneously, without distortion, overlapping or confusion. The story continues the theme of infinity found in several of Borges' other works, such as The Book of Sand.
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IuliaC
Aleph and Other Stories | Jorge Luis Borges
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Thought-provoking short fantasy stories by Argentinian writer Borges published in the 1940s, which influenced the magic realism movement later. Themes include mythical spaces, dreams, immortality time travel and the perception of time, reflections on the nature of consciousness and the illusory self, the relationship between God and creation. I would have enjoyed this even more if I had some knowledge of metaphysics and the hermetic writings.

Graywacke Your comments make this sound amazing…and accessible. I‘ve been a little intimidated of Borges. 2y
IuliaC @Graywacke Oh, but I am totally intimated too, felt discouraged while reading the first one and still not sure if I grasped 1% of what the stories were actually supposed to convey, but they left me with interesting feelings 2y
Graywacke Ok, that‘s less encouraging. 😆 Still, seriously, sounds terrific. (edited) 2y
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The Aleph | Jorge Luis Borges
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I came across this edition recently and couldn‘t help myself. This is my fourth copy of The Aleph, including two beautiful hardbacks. The plan was to put it on the shelves next to the others, but then suddenly I found myself reading it once more. Borges really was a juggernaut of writing prowess. Wonderful reading every time.

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PurityofEssence
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This collection of stories introduced me to Borges, and I knew immediately that I needed to read everything the man had ever published. He demolished my expectations of what could be done with genre fiction, and has become one of my favorite writers. This collection is prime Borges. 🤘🤘🤘

ReadingOver50 Such an interesting cover. 9y
Zakia I ❤️ your review sooo much! Exactly how I felt too... Everything he has ever written MUST be read. The man gives me goosebumps 😱😱 9y
Zakia What's your favourite story of his? 9y
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PurityofEssence @Zakia That's such a difficult question, but if I had to name some: The South (El Sur), The Immortal, The Aleph, The Theologians. There are just so many amazing short stories of his, I just love them all hahaha. 8y
PurityofEssence @Zakia Do you have any favorites? 8y
Zakia @PurityofEssence Mine have to be The Garden of Forking Paths and The Library of Babel. There are so many that are equally good. Very hard to choose. Blue Tigers also gave me goosebumps. 8y
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