Description
Step into a universe imagined as an infinite library of hexagonal rooms, where every possible book—composed from a fixed set of symbols—exists somewhere within its endless shelves. As the narrator searches for a hidden order and a definitive explanation, he confronts the unsettling idea that meaning may be both omnipresent and impossible to locate, since even apparent nonsense must have its own justification in another volume. Borges’ spare, philosophical storytelling turns the Library into a meditation on language, fate, and the human hunger to find patterns in chaos. With its labyrinthine logic and hauntingly elegant style, this classic work asks what it means to seek truth when everything that can be written already has been.
Available Editions
paperback
Penguin Books, Limited
Published Jan 1, 2023
ISBN: 9780241630860
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Details
First Published
1941
Language
eng
Translation
From: spa
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