📮 Book of the Week 🥁
📚 Book Title: Ficciones
✍ Author: Jorge Luis Borges
📅 Publication Year: 1944 (expanded 1956)
🎭 Genre: Philosophical fiction, Magical realism, Metafiction
🪷 Themes: Doubleness, interpretation, infinity, reality vs. fiction, art’s creative power
📖 Book at a Glance (no spoilers):
This collection of short stories, written by one of the most influential writers of the 20th century, is a deliberate experiment in narrative form and philosophical ideas. Rather than offering definite answers, Borges poses profound questions.
His recurring symbols, mirrors and labyrinths challenge the very foundations of reality and the endless interpretations we construct around it. His prose dissolves the boundary between fiction and truth, inviting us into a literary labyrinth where every path opens onto another.
🌌 If you have never read Borges and feel intimidated by his grand reputation, I recommend Ficciones.
💌 You can read the selected quote in the attached picture.
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