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Highlights
- "The drunkard who comes out with an absurd order, the dreamer who suddenly wakes and with his bare hands strangles the woman sleeping beside him - are they perhaps not carrying out one of the Company's secret decisions?
- About the Author: Born in Argentina, Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986) was one of the most consequential figures in twentieth-century literature.
- 20 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Literary
- Series Name: Eris Gems
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Jorge Luis Borges's short story is a characteristically brilliant achievement - a haunting mediation on the nature of chance, paranoia and divinity.Book Synopsis
"The drunkard who comes out with an absurd order, the dreamer who suddenly wakes and with his bare hands strangles the woman sleeping beside him - are they perhaps not carrying out one of the Company's secret decisions? These silent workings, so like those of God, give rise to all manner of speculation."
The affairs of Babylon are dictated by a lottery. Discreetly administered by a mysterious and seemingly omnipotent Company, the lottery can elevate citizens to positions of wealth and power or condemn them to the most shameful punishments. Taking this fantastical conceit as its starting point, Jorge Luis Borges's short story is a characteristically brilliant achievement - a haunting mediation on the nature of chance, paranoia and divinity. Eris Gems make available in the form of beautifully produced saddle-stitched booklets a series of outstanding short works of fiction and non-fiction.About the Author
Born in Argentina, Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986) was one of the most consequential figures in twentieth-century literature. English translations of some of his greatest short works appeared in the 1962 volume Labyrinths.Dimensions (Overall): 7.5 Inches (H) x 4.2 Inches (W) x .5 Inches (D)
Weight: .05 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Series Title: Eris Gems
Sub-Genre: Literary
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Number of Pages: 20
Publisher: Eris
Format: Paperback
Author: Jorge Luis Borges
Language: English
Street Date: September 24, 2024
TCIN: 88113418
UPC: 9781912475964
Item Number (DPCI): 247-45-1947
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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