5/27/2023 0 Comments The labyrinth borges![]() There is the image of the labyrinth, and the word itself must be in at least 1/3 the pieces. I always had an picture of him working, even slaving over the text striking this image, adding that one, then taking it back out, but always with a bit of a mocking smile on his face.Īs the title suggests there are some central theses that bring these many pieces together. His writing is carefully crafted with an eye to wit, economy, and cleverness. ![]() Even when I wasn’t 100% sure about the meaning of the content, it was evident that these pieces were written with great care and skill and let me say it loudly: BRILLIANCE. What is quite notable in Borges’ work is how short it is. Below I have tried to offer some comments or summaries of each of the stories and essays, but again, while I worked hard at these stories and essays, I am not sure I always knew what Borges was getting at. I took notes on each of the stories and essays, but with a number of the stories, I had to simply say: I have no idea what I just read and that judgment would come often after a second or even third read. These are followed by a series essays on various literary topics and the book concludes with a number of very short “parables.” The last few are simply awesome.īorges is not an easy read. Short stories open the volume and constitute more than half the book. Labyrinths is a series of very short writings. New York: New Directions Publishing, 1964.Įdited by Donald A. Borges, Jorge Luis: LABYRINTHS: SELECTED STORIES & OTHER WRITINGS LABYRINTHS: SELECTED STORIES & OTHER WRITINGS ![]()
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