Borges Marathon, Part 25: The Cult of the Phoenix
What is the mysterious ritual at the centre of this Jorge Luis Borges story? Let's go through the hints and solve the riddle.
Borges Marathon, Part 24: The End
On the difficulty of reading and interpreting a story when you don't get the central references.
Borges Marathon, Part 23: Three Versions of Judas
Did Judas really betray Jesus for thirty pieces of silver? In a piece of fiction masquerading as a scholarly article, Jorge Luis Borges explores more virtuous motivations.
Borges Marathon, Part 22: The Secret Miracle
My thoughts on "The Secret Miracle", a short story in which Jorge Luis Borges plays with time and causality.
Borges Marathon, Part 15: A Survey of the Works of Herbert Quain
Join me as I survey Jorge Luis Borges's survey of the works of the non-existent writer Herbert Quain.