Along with celebrating my sister’s 32nd birthday, today I will be commemorating Jorge Luis Borges’ 112th birthday. I didn’t know it until I saw this cute little image on Google: There he is, with his walking cane, overlooking the labyrinths and libraries of his life. Thanks for making the world of literature an awesome place,Continue reading “Happy Birthday, Borges!”
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Los libros y la noche
“The universe, (which others call the Library), is made up of an indefinite, and perhaps infinite, number of hexagonal corridors, with shafts of ventilation in the center enclosed by very low rails. From any corridor, one can see the floors above and below, interminably… Like all men in the Library, I’ve traveled in my youth;Continue reading “Los libros y la noche”
The Masked Dyer
Mi cara es de oro pero he macerado la púrpura y he sumergido en la segunda noche la lana sin cardar y he saturado en la tercera noche la lana preparada, y los emperadores de las islas aún se disputan esa ropa sangrienta. Así pequé en los años de juventud y trastorné los verdaderos coloresContinue reading “The Masked Dyer”
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