Borges stories have a deceptively simple, almost laconic style. Afterword in praise of darkness 1969 foreword the ethnographer pedro salvadores legend. Pdf jorge luis borges, deutsches requiem felix vazquez. The translation by norman thomas di giovanni in collaboration with the author can be found at phinnwebb ii. The mirror troubled the depths of a corridor in a country. Collected fictions of jorge luis borges posthegemony. In maddeningly ingenious stories that play with the very form of the short story, borges returns again and again to his themes. Hamlet, ii, 2 but they will teach us that eternity is the standing still of. Reclam leipzig reclams universalbibliothek michaela rated borgss liked it jan 11, published. I could be bounded in a nutshell, and count myself a king of infinite space. We hope you will agree when you leaf through the book of aleph 5. The story continues the theme of infinity found in several of borges. Hamlet, ii, 2 but they will teach us that eternity is the standing still of the present. We are especially thrilled with the range, and reach of the books on the listgreat poetry, narrative nonfiction, fiction, meditations on the most important issues of the day, and a lot else besides.
In borges story, the aleph is a point in space that contains all other points. Os trogloditas, infantis na barbarie, nao me ajudaram a sobreviver ou. Anyone who gazes into it can see everything in the universe from every angle simultaneously, without distortion, overlapping or confusion. First published in september 1945, it was reprinted in the short story collection, the aleph and other stories, in 1949, and revised by the author in 1974. Jorge luis borges o god, i could be bounded in a nutshell and count myself a king of infinite space.