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Patiently, the mapmaker sat atop his tower and observed. Come, sit. Observe, as the mapmaker did. Read and enjoy this short piece on the fundamental difference between imagination and reality.
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Published July 26th 2014
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Artur Coelho
Jul 29, 2014 rated it really liked it
A ideia de um mapa cuja meticulosa representação do real acaba por o transformar num território anima um dos mais assombrosos contos de Borges. Esse mesmo espírito anima este muito bem talhado conto onde um geógrafo contempla o mundo do alto da sua torre e o representa num mapa que, ao ficar pronto, fixou a tinta aquilo que no mundo real já há muito se desvaneceu. Distingue-se a clareza poética das palavras que nos mergulham no mundo tangível do conto.
Vitor Frazão
Aug 05, 2014 rated it really liked it
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Kinda sweet, beautiful and sad, in a "Dust in the Wind" vibe. Excepto a última frase que dá outro fôlego à narrativa.
Pedro
Feb 24, 2015 rated it really liked it
Este pequeno conto deixou-me um impressão bastante forte. Não só temos pedaços importantes do worldbuilding introduzidos de uma maneira conveniente como não podemos deixar de sentir empatia pela personagem principal. Na minha opinião, deve ser entendido como uma alegoria, visto que não fica esclarecido quem é que alimenta o fazedor de mapas ou como é que ele sustenta. Por outro lado, parece-me pouco verossímil que uma civilização decadente como a que é descrita no conto se possa dar ao luxo de ...more
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Anton Stark is the pseudonym of a Portuguese lad who dreams more than it's advisable with steam contraptions and worlds that don't exist. A student of languages by vocation, he has from an early age cultivated a fascination with all that's Speculative Fiction, and the Steampunk sub-genre in particular (a source of many a headache, when he has to explain the concept to someone else). His most ...more

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