I'm reading a book of short stories by Jorge Borges, called Fictions (at least, that's what it's called in French). One of the stories in this book is called "The Library of Babel." It's funny how, a day or two after writing this post, I'd find that many of my thoughts and sentiments have been visited already by greater thinkers. Anyway, read that story, and consider these last couple of posts supplemental reading. The book is great, by the way, even for those of us who are reading the French translation, and who don't speak French very well. It's more entertaining than the biography of Adam Smith, the "father of economics." Trust me.
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donald, that is one of my favorite books of all time. the first time i read it, i hated it. but then i read it a number of times and really grew to love the intelligence and intricacies of borges's writing. i can't remember the name of the story, but my favorite is the one about rewriting don quixote in the exact same way.
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