The Library of Babel
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The Library of Babel

Jorge Luis Borges
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Jorge Luis Borges's famous 1941 meditation on language, alphabets, and the library that contains all knowledge is an allegory of our Universe, and in this edition is complemented and enhanced by the etching of the French artist, Érik Desmazières.
Genres: Short StoriesFictionClassicsPhilosophyFantasyMagical RealismBooks About BooksLiteratureScience FictionSpanish Literature
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