John's review
The Library of Babel (Pocket Paragon)
by Jorge Luis Borges
John's review
The Library of Babel (Pocket Paragon) by Jorge Luis Borges
John's review
rating:
recommended for: Fans of Jorge Borges, fantasy readers, sci fi readers, anyone with an underappreciated imagination
Easily one of the strangest books I've ever read. I actually ordered it by accident, thinking it was an anthology. But actually this entire slender volume is devoted to one Borges short story, complete with beautiful etchings showing that his impossible library is actually possible. While it's not worth the cover price for everyone, anyone who dismissed his fictional library should flip through these pages and see that he wasn't writing flippantly. As "Library of Babel" was possibly Borges' most imaginative piece of fiction, it's wonderful to see it given shape - as wonderful as it is unexpected.
