El Aleph
by Jorge Luis Borges · first published 1949
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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 traces the theme of infinity found in several of Borges' other works, such as "The Book of Sand". As in many of Borges' short stories, the protagonist is a fictionalized version of the author. At the beginning of the story, he is mourning the recent death of a woman whom he loved, named Beatriz Viterbo, and resolves to stop by the house of her family to pay his respec
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Have you read El Aleph and Ficciones? Have you read Libro del cielo y del infierno, and El libro de los seres imaginarios, and Cuentos breves y extraordinarios? The poetry is also very, very worth it. And there is a recording…
on “Borges Labyrinth in Venice reopens to the public” ↗Borges has been my favorite author ever since I first read El Aleph. His work is amazing, and it sometimes surprises me how few of the "non literary scholar" crowd have read his works, since so many of his stories are crazy enjoyable poeticly written mind trips. If you…
on “Borges and Money” ↗Also check "El Aleph". Any book of Borges short stories or essays is a winner, IMHO.
on “"Don't you dare waste your fucking time"” ↗…that the poet's work wasn't in the poetry; it was in inventing reasons for the poetry to be admirable. Naturally, that ulterior work altered the piece for him—but not for anyone else." - J. L. Borges, El Aleph [1] -- 1: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/8699659-comprend-que-el-tra...
on “Material 3 Expressive” ↗