This is only the begining Ani 😀. He wrote tons of stories, essays and poems. He is my favorite Spanish-speaking writer, his works are really deep philosophically. I'm glad you could discover that author while relaxing by a pool. Everything he wrote is worth reading though it can be challenging.

I had the same initial feeling. “Why haven’t I read this before?” Such unique writing and it makes me hungry for more.

@sanjitasaha1891

11 ай бұрын

what did you understand from this please explain, i am struggling to understand

@LactatingFly

11 ай бұрын

@@sanjitasaha1891 we’d need to dive into individual stories to explain happy to but which one

I love your enthusiasm! I had a similar reaction when I first stumbled upon Borges (and ever since tbh, his works are worth reading over and over again). Among my personal favourites are most of the stories contained in his short-story collections “Fictions” and “The Aleph” (I believe those are the English titles). I simply love his mix of excellent plots (when there is one), thought-provoking (should I say mind blowing) themes/concepts, witty sentences, his vast erudition (so aptly employed in his work that, at least to me, he doesn’t come across as pedantic or unnecessarily abstruse), his irony, and that fascinating use of language (so concise, so precise, yet somehow so deeply poetic). It’s such an astounding achievement. Also, his poetry and his essays are really good too. I think they are on par with his fiction.

@anielizaveta

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Alberto! Thus far that indeed has been one of the most fascinating aspects of him and his writing -- as you mentioned, his ability to be concise with his words without sacrificing the poetic elements of language.

Your excitement for this bursts through the screen, Ani. The result is not only informative, but so much fun to watch!

@anielizaveta

3 жыл бұрын

thank you, dear sir! It has been such a treat to read his works and to take long pauses to think about his writing.

I think a good follow up would be El Zahir - a sharp contrast to El Aleph.

@anielizaveta

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the rec!

Borges, el Inmortal. Gracias por compartir tu experiencia. 💙🤗

@anielizaveta

Жыл бұрын

Muchas gracias por ver!

"Borges and I" and "The Lottery in Babylon" are my favorites. "The Garden of Forking Paths" is essential and considered, along with "The Library of Babylon" and "The Aleph" to be perhaps his most famous works.

My personal favorites of Borges’ short stories are “Funes the Memorious,” “The Immortal” and “The God’s Script.” Discovering Borges for the first time is quite the experience. Little by little you are led towards the learning of his own private literary language and his parables start making more sense. He’s an extraordinarily prose writer.

@baldonugra2220

2 жыл бұрын

What about The Dead Man?

He is talking about life and our perception of it. Don't turn away from it. Most people would rather blink and miss it. Its all here imediently infront of you X

i always imagined this aleph story came via an actual crazy writer borges knew and he maybe thought, hmm, what if his nonsense did make profound sense, i could write a story about that. haha. so one theme is do not underestimate the crazies, at least for inspiration. i dk if any of that is true, but i feel like it could be. also, it reminds me of another example of being moved by crazy -- the rem song life and how to live it, which was inspired by a nutty guy in athens, georgia named brivs mekis and a weird tome he wrote.

Very nice to see a video reviewing JL Borges, in my opinion one of the most underrated authors from South America. I'm intrigued by the concept of magical realism and would love to see a collection of short stories from different authors. Another author I need to check out is the Cuban Alejo Carpentier.

@meesalikeu

11 ай бұрын

haha no, borges is very, very well known. carpentier isnt as much tho.

Yes, more Borges!

Makes me so happy you found him. I adore him. 🖤🖤🖤

@dustinbangerter6829

2 жыл бұрын

I believe that the Aleph has more to do with mathematics and physics than fantasy. It is Einstein rather than Tolkien. Theoretical physics written in prose. 🖤

@dustinbangerter6829

2 жыл бұрын

The Immortal

@anielizaveta

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! I just finished reading Garden of Forking Paths, and all I can say for now is, “Wow!”

You should read The Book of Dreams by him, I'm sure you'll enjoy it!

@anielizaveta

3 жыл бұрын

thanks! I'll keep that in mind!

does this book have all of borges's fiction? can someone tell?

@alegiono

2 жыл бұрын

Hello Alvi. Yes, this book have all of Borges' fictions, except for those written in collaboration with Bioy Casares.

Borges, the books of Changes, time travel and quantum particles and parallel universes maybe partly make up the is-nism.

@anielizaveta

Жыл бұрын

Looking forward to digging into more of his works!

Read his “The Book of Sand”!!!!

Borges ❤️‍🩹

What about "The Dead Man"... Have you read that already? And if so: what do you think of it? Also I think you pronounced "Márquez" wrong (as all English speakers do): the accent is in fact in the first syllable, not in the last.

@anielizaveta

Жыл бұрын

Not yet, no, but I'll see if I can find it and read it -- thanks for the suggestion! And my apologies for my pronunciation mistake -- I meant no disrespect.

♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

@anielizaveta

2 жыл бұрын

:)))

Ani, you should read Juan Rulfo, one of the pioneers of Magical Realism. He was one of Gabriel Garcia Marquez' major influences. 🔥🖤🔥