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Borges marathon, part 1: The Cruel Redeemer Lazarus Morell

7 November 2009 · Reading · Comments { 0 }

So I had this great idea to write a separate review for every short story every written by the master of short stories (or short fictions as they’re often called, for reasons that will become apparent), Jorge Luis Borges. I’m not sure how great this great idea is, but I’ll get started anyway. I’m going [...]

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“Collected Fictions” by Jorge Luis Borges

5 November 2009 · Reading · Comments { 0 }

With this book, I have to admit defeat, or at least a change of plan. I wanted to review every book I read on this site, but I can’t review this. How to reduce the life work of one of the most brilliant writers of the 20th century to a single blog post? It can’t [...]

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