Personal favorite, I actually think it links well to this discussion of earnestness.
- Man on Pink Corner
A bar story, the characters are a bit rough on the edges. Action packed.
- The Lottery of Babylon
Mystical world where a
lottery runs everything.
- Three Versions of Judas
This is a good example of Borges combining non-fictional and fictional elements, he is doing a critical analysis on a fictional author be made up regarding the “real” role of Judas.
- Deutsches Requiem
Part of his explorations on fascism and nazism, written contemporarily (1946) so it has a bit more rawness.
- On Exactitude in Science
The title well describes this short piece.
- In Memoriam, JFK
Also short and incredibly well-written.
- The Zahir
The Zahir creates obsession, to the point of driving the obsessed insane.
- The Secret Miracle
Personal favorite, I actually think it links well to this discussion of earnestness.
- Man on Pink Corner
A bar story, the characters are a bit rough on the edges. Action packed.
- The Lottery of Babylon
Mystical world where a lottery runs everything.
- Three Versions of Judas
This is a good example of Borges combining non-fictional and fictional elements, he is doing a critical analysis on a fictional author be made up regarding the “real” role of Judas.
- Deutsches Requiem
Part of his explorations on fascism and nazism, written contemporarily (1946) so it has a bit more rawness.
- On Exactitude in Science
The title well describes this short piece.
- In Memoriam, JFK
Also short and incredibly well-written.
- The Zahir
The Zahir creates obsession, to the point of driving the obsessed insane.