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William Goldbloom Bloch, The Unimaginable Mathematics of Borges' Library of Babel is a pretty good companion volume by a math professor, delving into some fun combinations and topology topics.
As a HN reader from Argentina, I thank ColinWright to share this with the community. Here in Argentina we are very proud of Borges and his works - and it is always nice to see people from around the world discovering or revisiting him.
Are there any other Argentinian writers you know that perhaps deserve more recognition in the anglosphere? I’ve read Borges and Cortazar—both floored me and left a lasting impression, they make me curious to learn about some of the other great authors from your country
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(It’s the scene where biblioclasts throw books and even people down the staircases).
Borges loved to explore the idea of infinity. Another story of his, The Garden of Forking Paths, explores the idea of a multiverse. One other interesting tidbit that always intrigued me about Borges is that he became completely blind while he was the director of the Argentine National Library. In a strange irony, it became his own "Library of Babel", in the sense that he had so much knowledge within reach, but limite…
My favorite is "The Immortal": https://matiane.wordpress.com/2019/10/11/immortal-by-jorge-l...
Borges is the best author most people have never heard of. His stories are mind bending and he's an amazing human being. You can listen to him giving lectures on verse here, his voice is hypnotic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSLV7t9DvN8
I love Borges. Part of the reason he's less well known is that his widow has kept a tight grip on his estate. Even denying his co-translator publishing rights. And Borges used to give him 50pc of the sales!
Borges loved to explore the idea of infinity. Another story of his, The Garden of Forking Paths, explores the idea of a multiverse. One other interesting tidbit that always intrigued me about Borges is that he became completely blind while he was the director of the Argentine National Library. In a strange irony, it became his own "Library of Babel", in the sense that he had so much knowledge within reach, but limite…
I first read Borges on a Science Fiction anthology. Can't remember the name of the short story now. It was three words from an alien language, I think...
Borges is the best author most people have never heard of. His stories are mind bending and he's an amazing human being. You can listen to him giving lectures on verse here, his voice is hypnotic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSLV7t9DvN8
https://www.google.com/doodles/112th-birthday-of-jorge-luis-...
